ven.er.ate
.at.ed, .at.ing
To look upon or regard with respect and deference;
revere.
[ L veneratus, pp. of venerari to revere ]
--Syn. We venerate that which we judge objectively to be of great worth, as a great man, our ancestors, a holy person, or a sacred object. Revere and reverence imply respect, to which have been added personal affection and awe; revere is chiefly applied to persons or to a deity, and reverence, to places or objects: to revere God and the saints, to reverence a holy shrine. In strict usage, we worship or adore only that which we consider divine; worship refers participation in religious ceremonies, and adore, to the sense personal gratitude for divine favor which the worshiper feels.
ven.er.a.ble, ven.er.a.tion
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Funk & Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary
Volume 2 - N-Z
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