as in to venerate
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
devotees coming to reverence their god
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as in deference
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Recent Examples of reverence
Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
Saint Heron remains dedicated to empowering future art practitioners by reverencing the spiritual act of creating and spotlighting artists’ unwavering devotion to the intergenerational language of expression.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 16 June 2023
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
High Intrinsic Worth: Because production cost was high, each page carried weight and was often treated with reverence.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Should reverence serve carelessness, even incoherence?
—Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
Saint Heron remains dedicated to empowering future art practitioners by reverencing the spiritual act of creating and spotlighting artists’ unwavering devotion to the intergenerational language of expression.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 16 June 2023
Noun
Their phrases, complex yet seemingly effortless, often direct our vision beyond their bodies to others or to the light glowing behind them, as if in reverence of the Amazonian waters and wonders, ever in need of preservation.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
High Intrinsic Worth: Because production cost was high, each page carried weight and was often treated with reverence.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverence
Verb
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Also, a subculture referred to as Saints Culture, which venerates mass killers as almost superhuman figures, frames high-casualty attacks as the ultimate and only legacy worth emulating.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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Aquinas adds – and to me this is one of the most beautiful aspects of his reflections on relics – that venerating a relic is also a way of looking forward to the future resurrection of the body.—
Therese Cory,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Trump officials must contend with the Supreme Court’s decision to end Chevron deference to federal agencies, which could help lawsuits against new measures that go beyond U.S. immigration law or regulatory authority.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Traditionally, the press pool has been coordinated by the WHCA, to which White House officials across multiple administrations have traditionally given deference.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
26 Feb. 2025
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The cluster of musicians were joined onstage by a soulful choir wearing black praise and worship robes.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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For centuries, new technologies have changed the ways people worship, from the radio in the 1920s to television sets in the 1950s and the internet in the 1990s.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
The Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2025
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Peter, though revered as an apostle worthy of veneration, is also portrayed in the Gospels as prone to mistakes, often foolish, and sometimes outright contradictory to God’s will.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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In particular the veneration of nationalistic, expansionist and militaristic periods of history.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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During the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown, teachers were revered and thanked for their service.—
Gravity Goldberg,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2025
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Bob Dylan's First Demo Tape - Original Master Recording Hits the Auction Block Watch on Not long after Dylan arrived in New York in January 1961, Thal met the young musician through her husband, Dave Van Ronk, a folk singer Dylan revered.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador Puffins have earned widespread adoration thanks to their colorful beaks and adorable appearance, and for anyone hoping to spot these creatures in the flesh, the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve is the perfect place.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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But ultimately, there’s not really a drop of irony in this profession of adoration.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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People begin drifting to certain games or consoles, staring intently at a wall of idolatry.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2024
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And while idolatry is not a new concept, the unique ways in which our culture demands that celebrities be close to us—closer than ever before—is in desperate need of examination.—
Taylor Crumpton,
TIME,
13 Sep. 2024
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“Reverence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverence. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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