Revere
Revere , transitive verb
[Latin revereri; pref. re- re- + vereri to fear, perh. akin to English wary: compare French révérer.]
To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation.
Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father than treated as his partner in the empire.