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Definition of cherish : 1. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.
2. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.

Synonyms:

hold dear, treat, roll out the red carpet for someone, put someone/something before/over/above, harbor, value, guard, abandon, protect, care for, cheer, pamper, clasp, relive, bring/call someone/something to mind, be stamped on your memory/mind, fuss over, fancy, cosset, appreciate, make much of something, prize, wait on someone hand and foot, recall, cling to, set/put/lay (great) store by/on something, comfort, disdain, recollect, overindulgence, nurture, do well by someone, defend, shelter, acknowledge, do something from memory, nourish, esteem, dote on, praise, remember, bear, encourage, spoil, attach importance/significance/value/weight to something, hold, stick in your mind/memory, enshrine, embrace, have, nurse, indulge, pet, foster, honor, think back, despise, treasure, entertain

endear, bill and coo, flirt, romance, ogle, nuzzle, coddle, make love, seduce, charm, caress, entice, snuggle, dally, spoon, hug, serenade, woo, court, cuddle, fondle, kiss

respect, exalt, revere, venerate, dignify, pray, devote, deify

desire, admire, like, idolize, infatuate, love, adore, care, worship

Usage examples:

• By communion as brother with brother, and sister with sister, they can cherish the true Christian life. - "The Religious Life of London", J. Ewing Ritchie.
• If there was not so much that conflicts with our reason, I think every one would naturally accept the belief you so fondly cherish. - "Dawn", Mrs. Harriet A. Adams.
• And above all, we cherish liberty. - "Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present", Various.