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n. The act of venerating.

n. Profound respect or reverence: "The veneration of man has been misdirected” ( Lucretia Mott). See Synonyms at honor.

n. The condition or status of one who is venerated.

n. The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.

n. Profound reverence, respect or awe.

n. Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.

n. The act of venerating, or the state of being venerated; the highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with awe; a feeling or sentiment excited by the dignity, wisdom, or superiority of a person, by sacredness of character, by consecration to sacred services, or by hallowed associations.

n. The feeling of one who venerates; a high degree of respect and reverence; an exalted feeling or sentiment excited by the dignity, wisdom, and goodness of a person, or by the sacredness of his character, and, with regard to a place, by the sacred or historic associations that hallow it.

n. The outward expression of reverent feeling; worship.

n. In phrenology, the organ of adoration, reverence, or respect for what is great and good. See cut under phrenology.

n. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

n. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

"In Italy, the word "veneration" comes from Venus, goddess of fertility, called in Italian, Venere."

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awe    reverence    respect    esteem   

Alsatian    Americanization    Appalachian    Balkanization    Christianization    Confederation    Corp.    Croatian    Dalmatian    Desegregation   

reverence    adoration    esteem    awe    gratitude    thankfulness    humility    compassion    approbation    fondness