revered

adjective

re·​vered ri-ˈvird 

: 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

Here are some of their greatest monasteries and the remains of their most revered saints.

—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

Synonyms

• hallowed
• reverend
• sacred
• venerable
• venerated

Examples of revered in a Sentence

a professor who is highly revered at the college where she has taught for the last four decades

Recent Examples on the Web

Among the tour stops are shows at revered music venues including Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas, and New York City’s Bowery Ballroom. —Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2025

Tribute Series Roadster The Shelby Cobra is one of the most revered and storied automotive models in history, a diminutive titan that made an indelible mark in both motorsport and sports-car culture upon its debut. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025

That healing process is already underway on one of sports’ most revered grounds. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2025

Wearing Hood by Air and wielding a G-Wagon wheel cover like a shield, Carti posts up in the kitchen with his cousin Kee and Atlanta’s revered dancer-turned-rapper, SheLovesMeechie. March 12, 2024 The end of the loosie parade arrives with a bit of a delay and a change in form. —Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above