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Veneration is a feeling of great respect or awe.

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A feeling of great respect and reverence for God that Christians feel is an example of veneration.

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See veneration in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a venerating or being venerated
a feeling of deep respect and reverence
an act of showing this

Origin: ME veneracion < OFr < L veneratio

See veneration in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of venerating.
Profound respect or reverence: “The veneration of man has been misdirected” (Lucretia Mott). See Synonyms at honor.
The condition or status of one who is venerated.

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venˌer·aˈtion·al adjective

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