re·vere 1 
(r
ĭ-vîr
)
tr.v. re·vered,
re·ver·ing,
re·veres To regard with awe, deference, and devotion.
[French révérer, from Old French reverer, from Latin reverērī : re-, re- + verērī, to respect; see wer-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]