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

Bon Iver – Sable Five years after Bon Iver’s last full-length, Justin Vernon finally returned in October with Sable, an EP that recalls the hushed and intimate sound of his revered 2007 debut For Emma, Forever Ago. —Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024

Newer, younger acts that lean heavily into pop theatrics and harken back to revered icons, like Björk and Kate Bush, says Ong. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Dec. 2024

Her pageant success propelled her into television stardom, particularly with a memorable Doritos commercial during the 1998 Super Bowl. 17 of 19 Diane Sawyer Esteemed journalist Diane Sawyer was a revered beauty queen in 1963 when she was named America's Junior Miss at age 17. —Lindy Segal, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. —Veronica Flores, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above