Ceremonialize vs. Revere

To celebrate in a ceremonial way.

(transitive) to regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.

to honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g. a saint, or an idol

a revers

To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation.

Example: ‘Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father than treated as his partner in the empire.’;

American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)

a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol;

Example: ‘Many teenagers idolized the Beatles’;

regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of;

Example: ‘Fear God as your father’; ‘We venerate genius’;