单词 | revered |
释义 | revered (once / 1700 pages) adj If someone is revered, it means he or she is held in deep respect and devotion. Religious leaders, saints, and martyrs are often considered as revered. Celebrities? Not so much. There's a touch of the other worldly about revered. The origins of revered reveal something about its slightly scary, awesome nature. It comes from the Latin word revereri, meaning "to fear," and the addition of the "re" at the beginning is an expression of intensive force, so the word literally means "to greatly fear." People whom are revered are not necessarily those we feel most comfortable around; we are too busy holding them in awe. WORD FAMILYrevere: revered, reverent, reveres, revering+/irreverence: irreverences/irreverent: irreverence, irreverently/reverence: reverenced, reverences, reverencing, reverential/reverent: irreverent, reverence, reverenter, reverently/reverential: reverentially USAGE EXAMPLESHe is a revered coach on a reservation where hoops are a cousin to religion. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Both offer snapshots in time for two revered musicians, and both toy with facts to upend biopic conventions. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Yet, here is this vaunted genius opining in the august pages of the nation’s most revered newspaper. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) adj profoundly honored revered holy men Syn august, venerable honorable, honourable worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect |
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