Veneration

//ˌvɛnəˈɹeɪʃən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of venerating or the state of being venerated. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    religious zeal; the willingness to serve God wordnet
  3. 3
    Profound reverence, respect or awe. countable, uncountable

    "In Miss Jemima's eyes an autograph letter of her sister, Miss Pinkerton, was an object of as deep veneration as would have been a letter from a sovereign."

  4. 4
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something wordnet
  5. 5
    Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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idolatryadmirationadorationapotheosisappreciationapprobation

Example

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"Try and penetrate with our limited means the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion. To that extent I am, in point of fact, religious."

Etymology

From Middle French vénération, from Old French veneracion, from Latin veneratio.

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