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ven·er·a·tion

 (vĕn′ə-rā′shən)
n.
1. A feeling of profound respect or reverence: an object held in veneration. See Synonyms at honor.
2. The act of venerating: displayed their veneration of the saint with a procession.
ven′er·a′tion·al adj.
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veneration

(ˌvɛnəˈreɪʃən)
n
1. a feeling or expression of awe or reverence
2. the act of venerating or the state of being venerated
ˌvenerˈational adj
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ven•er•a•tion

(ˌvɛn əˈreɪ ʃən)

n.
1. the act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
2. the feeling of a person who venerates.
3. an expression of this feeling.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.veneration - a feeling of profound respect for someone or somethingveneration - a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"
reverence, awe, fear
emotion - any strong feeling
2.veneration - religious zealveneration - religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
idolatry, cultism, devotion
worship - the activity of worshipping
Bible-worship, bibliolatry - the worship of the Bible
grammatolatry, verbolatry, word-worship - the worship of words
symbolatry, symbololatry, symbol-worship - the worship of symbols
anthropolatry, worship of man - the worship of human beings
gynaeolatry, gyneolatry, woman-worship - the worship of women
lordolatry - the worship of a lord because of his rank or title
miracle-worship, thaumatolatry - the worship of miracles
place-worship, topolatry - the worship of places
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veneration

noun respect, esteem, reverence, worship, awe, deference, adoration Churchill was held in veneration in his lifetime.
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veneration

noun
The act of adoring, especially reverently:
adoration, idolization, reverence, worship.
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Translations
تَبْجيل، تَوْقير
úcta
ærbødighed
djúp virîing

veneration

[ˌvenəˈreɪʃən] N → veneración f
his veneration for → la veneración que sentía por ...
to hold sb in veneration → reverenciar a algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

veneration

[ˌvɛnəˈreɪʃən] n → vénération f
to be held in veneration → être vénéré(e)venereal disease [vɪˌnɪəriəldɪˈziːz] n → maladie f vénérienne
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

veneration

n → Bewunderung f, → Verehrung f → (of für); (of idols) → Verehrung f; (of traditions) → Ehrfurcht f (→ of vor +dat); to hold somebody in veneration → jdn hoch achten or verehren
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veneration

[ˌvɛnəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → venerazione f
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venerate

(ˈvenəreit) verb
to respect; to honour greatly. In some countries, old people are venerated more than in others.
ˈvenerable adjective
worthy of great respect because of age or for special goodness. a venerable old man.
ˌveneˈration noun
His pupils regarded him with veneration.
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