German word

verehren

Pronunciation

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈeːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbadmire

Example

Alle verehren ihn als großen Künstler.

They all admire him as a great artist.

Illustration for verehren (admire)

More examples

Sie verehren ihren Lehrer als Vorbild.

They admire their teacher as a role model.

Core concept

A celebrated figure stands on a symbolic pedestal, admired so intensely that ordinary respect approaches devotion.

Common phrases

  • jemanden als Vorbild verehren

    admire someone as a role model

  • eine Ikone verehren

    worship an icon

  • einen Künstler verehren

    admire an artist

Similar words

respektieren: To acknowledge someone's status or rights and treat them with due respect.
achten: To value someone and treat them with care and consideration.
bewundern: To feel deep admiration for someone's outstanding qualities or achievements.
anbeten: To worship a figure with religious intensity, literally or figuratively.

Definition in German

jemanden oder etwas hoch achten oder fast anbeten; starke Bewunderung und Respekt zeigen.

Word origin

The verb continues Middle High German ver(e)ren and is built on eren 'to honor', the source of modern ehren and related to Ehre.

Usage tips

  • Verehren is stronger and more elevated than respektieren, and it often suggests idealization or religious devotion rather than ordinary respect.

Other meanings

  • revereverb
  • worshipverb

Opposites

  • verachtendespiseverb

Related words

  • verehrtreveredadjective
  • Verehrungreverencenoun

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