veneration

[ ven-uh-rey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of venerating.

  2. the state of being venerated.

  1. the feeling of a person who venerates; a feeling of awe, respect, etc.; reverence: They were filled with veneration for their priests.

  2. an expression of this feeling: A memorial was erected in veneration of the dead of both world wars.

Origin of veneration

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin venerātiōn- (stem of venerātiō), equivalent to venerāt(us) (see venerate) + -iōn--ion

synonym study For veneration

3. See respect.

Opposites for veneration

Other words from veneration

  • ven·er·a·tion·al, ven·er·a·tive, adjective
  • ven·er·a·tive·ly, adverb
  • ven·er·a·tive·ness, noun
  • un·ven·er·a·tive, adjective

Words Nearby veneration

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How to use veneration in a sentence

  • Aunt Ri gazed at her with a sentiment as near to veneration as her dry, humorous, practical nature was capable of feeling.

    Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
  • The natural reverence for their remains soon passed into a superstitious veneration and belief in their miraculous efficacy.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • His writings are held in the same veneration that Christians attach to their own sacred literature.

  • The fact was that the Mother of God was the sole being the mind was brought to esteem with feelings of veneration.

  • That Camoens is a fitting object for a nation's veneration cannot for a moment be doubted.

    Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street

British Dictionary definitions for veneration

veneration

/ (ˌvɛnəˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a feeling or expression of awe or reverence

  2. the act of venerating or the state of being venerated

Derived forms of veneration

  • venerational, adjective
  • venerativeness, noun

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