veneration
veneration
Definition
ven·era·tion (ven′ə rā′s̸hən)
noun
- a venerating or being venerated
- a feeling of deep respect and reverence
- an act of showing this
Etymology: ME veneracion < OFr < L veneratio
veneration
Synonyms
veneration
Usage Examples
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.
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