different between revere vs idolisesee

English

Etymology

From French révérer, ultimately from Latin revereor, from re- +? vereor (“to fear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.vi??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Verb

revere (third-person singular simple present reveres, present participle revering, simple past and past participle revered)

1. (transitive) to regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
2. (transitive, also religion) to honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g. a saint, or an idol

Synonyms

• respect
• venerate

Antonyms

• contemn
• despise

Related terms

• reverence

Translations

Noun

revere (plural reveres)

1. a revers

Anagrams

• veerer

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English r?afere; equivalent to reven +? -er.

Alternative forms

• rævere, reavere, reiver, reaferæ, reavar, revre, revar, revour, refar, reyvour, reyver, rever, ryver

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r??v?r(?)/

Noun

revere (plural reveres)

1. A robber or burglar; one who steals or thieves.
2. A reaver or looter.

Descendants

• English: reaver
• Scots: refar (obsolete)

References

• “r?ver(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-16.

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman rivere.

Noun

revere

1. Alternative form of ryver