veneration
See also: vénération
English
Etymology
From Middle French vénération, from Old French veneracion, from Latin veneratio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌvɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ven‧e‧ra‧tion
Noun
veneration (countable and uncountable, plural venerations)
- The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
- Profound reverence, respect or awe.
- 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, “Chiswick Mall”, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 2:
- In Miss Jemima's eyes an autograph letter of her sister, Miss Pinkerton, was an object of as deep veneration as would have been a letter from a sovereign.
- Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.
Translations
the act of venerating
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profound reverence
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