revere
ri vir
- n American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)
- n a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side
- v love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
- v regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
- The hermit who comes to the village every spring is revered for his compassion and his unfailing faith in the innate goodness of all human beings.
- It is ironic that we revere artists only after they are dead.
- People in Asia revere their ancestors and in almost all nations in Asia there are days earmarked in the calendar to remember and pray for the ancestors.