What does revere mean?
Definitions for revere
rɪˈvɪərre·vere
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word revere.
Princeton's WordNet
Revere, Paul Reverenoun
American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)
revers, revereverb
a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side
idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revereverb
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
"Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
reverence, fear, revere, venerateverb
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
"Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
Wiktionary
reverenoun
a revers
revereverb
To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
revereverb
To venerate someone or something as an idol.
Etymology: From re- + vereri, present infinitive of vereor.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Revereverb
To reverence; to honour; to venerate; to regard with awe.
Etymology: reverer, Fr. revereor, Lat.
An emperor often stamp’d on his coins the face or ornaments of his collegue, and we may suppose Lucius Verus would omit no opportunity of doing honour to Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father, than treated as his partner in the empire. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.
Jove shall again revere your pow’r,
And rise a swan, or fall a show’r. Matthew Prior.Taught ’em how clemency made pow’r rever’d,
And that the prince belov’d was truly fear’d. Matthew Prior.In my conquest be thy might declar’d,
And for thy justice be thy name rever’d. Matthew Prior.
ChatGPT
revere
To revere means to have deep respect, admiration, and honor for someone or something. It can also involve showing devotion or worship towards a deity or sacred object.
Webster Dictionary
Revereverb
to regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation
Wikidata
Revere
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately 5 miles from downtown Boston. It is named after the American Revolutionary War patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city has a population of 51,755 inhabitants. Revere borders the towns of Winthrop, East Boston and Chelsea to the south, Everett and Malden to the west, Saugus and Lynn to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10 square miles, of which, 5.9 square miles of it is land and 4.1 square miles of it is water.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Revere
rē-vēr′, v.t. to regard with respectful awe: to venerate.—adj. Revēr′able, worthy of reverence.—n. Rev′erence, fear arising from high respect: respectful awe: veneration: honour: an act of revering or obeisance: a bow or courtesy: a title of the clergy.—v.t. to regard with reverence: to venerate or honour.—n. Rev′erencer.—adjs. Rev′erend, worthy of reverence: a title of the clergy (see Rev.): (B.) awful: venerable; Rev′erent, showing reverence: submissive: humble; Reveren′tial, proceeding from reverence: respectful: submissive.—advs. Reveren′tially; Rev′erently.—n. Re′verer, one who reveres.—Do reverence, to do honour; Make reverence, to worship; Saving your reverence, with all due respect to you. [O. Fr. reverer (Fr. révérer)—L. reverēri—re-, inten., verēri, to feel awe.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
REVERE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Revere is ranked #21811 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Revere surname appeared 1,192 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Revere.
66.4% or 792 total occurrences were White.
25.2% or 301 total occurrences were Black.
4.5% or 54 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 24 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
1.3% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.4% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of revere in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of revere in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of revere in a Sentence
Americans expect to eat and stay thin, to be constantly on the move and ever more neighborly...to revere God and be God.
In our culture, we revere youth and beauty, so this is opening up the channels to have the 'let's talk' conversation, it's not shameful that you should need care.
I don't trust Michael Horowitz agency anymore. And that's a profound thing for me to say, because I was raised to revere the FBI.
Thank you all for joining tonight as we call on our president and his entire administration to do whatever it takes to bring BG home, and thank you for lifting Stacy Revere/Getty Images in your prayers.
The fact that we're getting so many reports suggesting that there's been a massive lockdown and crackdown and possible executions, tells me that something significant is up. And it's it doesn't bode well for not only North Korea's economy, but for the ability of many people to get by on a day-to-day basis in North Korea, this is a pretty serious situation for the North Korean leader, and this also may explain the relative quiet that we've seen from North Korea since the North Korea.Evans Revere presidential election. They may very well be inward looking right now and trying to figure out how to get through the next few months.
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