to be reverenced
121ORIGEN — one of the most eminent of the Fathers of the Church, born at Alexandria it is presumed, the son of a Christian who suffered martyrdom under Severus, whom he honoured and ever reverenced for his faith in Christ; studied the Greek philosophers… …
122Andrew, Feast of St. — A Holy Day of the Church observed on November 30, and is of very ancient date. It is known to have been observed since A.D. 360. St. Andrew was of Bethsaida in Galilee and the brother of St. Peter. He was the first who found the Messiah and… …
123divine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. godlike, superhuman; celestial, heavenly; holy, spiritual; religious. See deity, religion, goodness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having qualities of a god] Syn. godlike, godly, supernal, superhuman,… …
124venerable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. aged, hoary; patriarchal; respected, revered. See age, oldness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Old] Syn. aged, hoary, ancient; see old 3 . 2. [Having qualities becoming to age] Syn. revered, reverenced …
125observed — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Noticed] Syn. seen, noted, marked, attended, detected, perceived, viewed, espied, regarded, looked at, looked over, found, overlooked, heeded, ascertained, pointed out, minded, watched, noticed, inspected, discerned,… …
126Sage — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sage >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sage sage wise man Sgm: N 1 master mind master mind master spirit of the age Sgm: N 1 longhead longhead thinker GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 authority authority …
127fearful — a. 1. Afraid, apprehensive, haunted with fear. 2. Timid, timorous, nervous, faint hearted, chicken hearted, white livered, cowardly, pusillanimous, showing the white feather, easily frightened. 3. Terrible, dreadful, frightful, dire, direful. 4.… …
128gift — n 1 Gift, present, gratuity, favor, boon, largess are comparable when they denote something, often of value but not necessarily material, given freely to another for his benefit or pleasure. Gift is the most inclusive term, but it is not… …
