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Revered vs Prestigious - What's the difference?

revered | prestigious |

As adjectives the difference between revered and prestigious

is that revered is respected or given reverence while prestigious is of high prestige.

As a verb revered

is (revere).

revered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (revere)
    • The villagers revered their religious leader for his example of pious conduct.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • respected or given reverence
    • The scholar kept his revered books in a special part of the library.

    prestigious

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of high prestige.
    • She has a prestigious job with an international organization.

    Usage notes

    * Objects: award, prize, job, address, school, university, college, club, journal, firm, institution, office, etc.

    References

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