Vair, who was to be revered as a Sufi saint, was noticed in a bazaar because of his deferential bearing by a stranger, who, taking him for a slave, approached and asked, "Are you looking for your master?"
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Revered
/ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/
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esteemed medical trailblazerholy relic
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in high esteemin high favorlovedmeritoriousmuch-admirednoblepatriarchalpetpopularpreciousprestigiousprizedreputablerespectablerespectedreverencedreverendreverentialtime-honoredtreasured
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10 entriesdeeply reveredrevered ancestorrevered elderrevered institutionrevered leaderrevered scholarrevered traditionreveres ancestorsreveres traditionwidely revered
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When there was room on the ledge outside of the pots and boxes for a cat, the cat was there — in sunny weather — stretched at full length, asleep and blissful, with her furry belly to the sun and a paw curved over her nose. Then that house was complete, and its contentment and peace were made manifest to the world by this symbol, whose testimony is infallible. A home without a cat—and a well-fed, well-petted, and properly revered cat—may be a perfect home, perhaps, but how can it prove title?
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Tom was revered as a prophet.
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Clark says he'll never forget working on the home of one America's most revered presidents.
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