Converse of object

• have: Nowhere has the veneration of " experts " had a more insidious impact than in the area of counseling.

• entertain: I still retained some feelings of purity, and I entertained the deepest veneration for Angela.

• pay: This witness is a great contrast to the very early veneration paid to the genuine letter.

• give: The existence of God is everywhere known, and a certain veneration given Him.

Preposition: as

• martyr: He was murdered, which led to his veneration as a martyr.

Adjective modifier

• religious: Each has been retained as a patron deity by the relevant race, although these are not the main focus of religious veneration.

• popular: There has to be popular veneration for him first.

• great: She was held in great veneration in Scotland, especially around Glasgow.

• special: The British reserve a special veneration for the few trees that survived the war.

• much: Speeches of dying men are wont to be received with much veneration and reverence, especially the charge of dying friends.

• such: We must go back almost as far as the ancient Greeks, if we would find an Example of such great Veneration for Learning.

Noun used with modifier

• relic: Relic veneration, as Gombrich and Obeyesekere pointed out in 1988, is part of the changing face of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.

Preposition: of

• relic: In terms of devotional practice, pilgrimage and the veneration of relics and images enjoyed a notable revival.

• saint: John Bale's lasting contribution to history was to perpetuate the veneration of this splendid saint.

• icon: He was martyred by fanatics for defending the veneration of icons.

• image: Adrian Fortescue in the Catholic Encyclopedia justifies Catholic veneration of images in this way.

• tree: I endeavor to produce hollow forms, vessels and sculptural pieces which I hope reflect a lifelong love and veneration of trees.

Preposition: for

• tree: The British reserve a special veneration for the few trees that survived the war.