mindmap root((尊敬)) revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling: a tradition ~d by generations of scholars. reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a corresponding depth of feeling in the one honoring: the general ~s the army's code of honor. venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age: national heroes who are still ~d. worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony to a divine being or to a person to whom exalted character or outstanding merit is imputed: ~s the memory of her husband. adore close to worship, implies love, and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment: a doctor who is practically ~d by her patients.