venerate - use in sentences

Object

  • martyr: A martyr venerated from early times in Carthage in North Africa.
  • saint: Secondly, there are also the locally venerated saints in the West, whose ancient titles have generally been adopted - or else adapted.
  • icon: During the last few years his image has spread throughout Italy as the most important and venerated icon of Italian Catholicism.
  • figure: Castro remains more a venerated national father figure than typical Marxist dictator.
  • site: Also on Cyprus is another highly venerated islamic site - the third most important after Mecca and Medina - the Hala Sultan Tekke.

Preposition: on

  • border: A saint greatly venerated on the border of France and Spain, especially in Navarre.

Preposition: as

  • patron-saint: His relics were translated to Bruges in Belgium in the ninth century and he has since been venerated as the patron-saint of Bruges.
  • martyr: Ever since he has been venerated as a martyr.
  • saint: Miracles were worked by his relics and he was venerated as a saint.

Modifying Another Word

  • greatly: He was and is greatly venerated in the Orthodox Church, West and also East.
  • widely: Mercury was widely venerated by all sections of society.
  • highly: Statues found in caves were used by the Dogon as part of their heritage, and were highly venerated.
  • still: He was martyred in Flanders and is still venerated in Bruges.
  • much: Two saints much venerated in the south of Italy.

Preposition: in

  • south: Two saints much venerated in the south of Italy.
  • church: His relics are venerated in the church of St Matthias in Trier.

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