These verbs mean to regard with the deepest respect, deference, and esteem.
- Revere suggests awe coupled with profound honor: "At least one third of the population ... reveres every sort of holy man" Rudyard Kipling.
- Worship implies reverent love and homage rendered to God or a god: The ancient Egyptians worshiped a number of gods. In a more general sense worship connotes an often uncritical devotion: "She had worshiped intellect" Charles Kingsley.
- Venerate connotes reverence accorded by virtue, especially of dignity or age: "I venerate the memory of my grandfather" Horace Walpole.
- To adore is to worship with deep, often rapturous love: The students adored their caring teacher.
- Idolize implies worship like that accorded an object of religious devotion: He idolizes his wife.
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