revered

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of revere

   “The villagers revered their religious leader for his example of pious conduct.”

adj

1. Respected or given reverence.

   “Near-synonyms: reverend, estimable; see also Thesaurus:respectable”

   “The scholar kept his revered books in a special part of the library.”