revered
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Profoundly honored; regarded with deep respect and admiration: Describes someone or something that is held in the highest esteem, often approaching veneration, due to exceptional qualities, achievements, or sacred status.
Usage and Examples
- Adjective:
- The professor is a revered figure in the field of physics.
- This ancient text is revered by scholars around the world.
- He visited the revered monument with a sense of awe.
Advanced Usage
- As a predicate adjective: Often follows linking verbs like "is," "was," "became," or "remains."
- The founder of the organization remains revered long after her death.
- Modifying a noun directly: Typically precedes the noun it describes.
- They sought advice from the revered elder.
Variants and Related Words
- Revere (verb): To feel deep respect or admiration for.
- We revere the principles of our constitution.
- Reverence (noun): Deep respect.
- She spoke of the artist with great reverence.
- Reverential (adjective): Characterized by reverence.
- The crowd watched in reverential silence.
Synonyms
- Venerated: Regarded with great respect, often in a religious or spiritual context.
- Esteemed: Held in high regard, often in a professional or formal context.
- Honored: Treated with honor and respect.
- Admired: Regarded with warm approval and respect.
Antonyms
- Despised: Intensely disliked and looked down upon.
- Scorned: Treated with contempt or disdain.
- Disrespected: Treated with a lack of respect.
Notes on Meaning
- Connotation: "Revered" carries a stronger, more profound connotation than words like "respected" or "admired." It implies a near-sacred or legendary status.
- Common Contexts: Frequently used for religious leaders, founding figures, cultural icons, esteemed scholars, and cherished traditions or artifacts.
Adjective
- profoundly honored
- revered holy men