Revered
[rɪ'vɪəd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Revere
Checker: Paulette
Examples
- His revered parent continued in a solemn tone-- 'I'm a-goin' to leave you, Samivel, my boy, and there's no telling ven I shall see you again. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Thus he spoke, and the other Greeks revered the priest and assented. Plato. The Republic.
- One old gray-headed woman, long past work, but much revered as a sort of chronicle of the past, rose, and leaning on her staff, said--Well, chil'en! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Also, on the other hand, that it will never cause him to be applauded as a prophet, revered as a priest, or exalted as a king. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Were my name and city known to the Zodangans I would shortly be sitting on the banks of the lost sea of Korus with my revered and departed ancestors. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Mr. Moore had also certain reminiscences about the trials of his revered mother. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checker: Paulette