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

And now at the helm of this latest version of Wilson’s revered work are the Washington brothers and their sister Katia, who is an executive producer; their mother and Denzel’s wife, Pauletta Washington, appears in the film with their sister Olivia Washington. —Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024

The revered research center even conducted a survey that consisted of 8,660 Black adults who were 18 years old or above. —Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

Twenty years after the release of Sideways, Santa Barbara County remains famous for its revered Pinot Noir, drawing attention away from the incredible Chardonnay from its Sta. —Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024

Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead — is a revered annual celebration in Mexico and many parts of the United States. —Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above