: regarded with reverence : regarded as worthy of great honor and respect
… Vince Carter, a member of the U. S. basketball team and still a state hero after having been a star on the University of North Carolina's revered hoops team.—
Erin Whalen
Erin WhalenHere are some of their greatest monasteries and the remains of their most revered saints.—Janine Di Giovanni
Janine Di Giovanni… because [Doina] Melinte was the 1984 Olympic gold medalist at 800 meters, she remains one of Romania's most revered citizens.—Merrell Noden
Merrell NodenExamples of revered in a Sentence
a professor who is highly revered at the college where she has taught for the last four decades
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Numerous vendors sold empty orange and clear plastic jugs that followers filled to take revered water home.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Set in a fantasy world of towns built around specific holidays, Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon) is the revered Pumpkin King of Halloween Town.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
So Jordan’s overhaul challenged both a distinct corporate culture and a revered business model.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revered. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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