Cherish /(chĕr"ĭsh)/

Cher·ish

Cherish

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Cherished; p. pr. & vb. n. Cherising

  1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.
    We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children.
    — 1 Thess. ii. 7.
  2. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.
    To cherish virtue and humanity.