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

The revered producer and mixer has helmed records by such rock legends as Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Roxy Music and David Bowie, often out of his home studio, Mix This!, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. —August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025

This morning’s funeral service for America’s 39th president, James Earl Carter, Jr. – Jimmy – was a deeply and deservedly reverent ceremony for a universally and deeply revered man. —Eli Amdur, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025

On opening night, Emmy Award-winning composer and pianist Earl Rose — who has performed for over three decades at the original Bemelmans Bar in New York — will hold court at the Steinway, playing a repertoire of revered classics. —Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025

Marcus, a hugely generous, bold entrepreneur, was a revered friend of mine who sadly also passed away this year. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above