as in to worship
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
a proper setting in which to venerate God
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Recent Examples of venerate
Williams, the branch’s president and venerated statewide civil rights and social justice champion, would lead the volunteer effort.
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Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
An image of Mary – La Virgen de la Puerta – now housed in a shrine church, has been venerated and revered in the community for over 300 years.
—Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
No ancient European cathedral is complete without its holy relics, which are venerated by the faithful as sacred artifacts from various saints and the life of Jesus.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
The same gospel, venerated with incense, will now be chanted in Greek.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
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Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
An image of Mary – La Virgen de la Puerta – now housed in a shrine church, has been venerated and revered in the community for over 300 years.
—Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
No ancient European cathedral is complete without its holy relics, which are venerated by the faithful as sacred artifacts from various saints and the life of Jesus.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
The same gospel, venerated with incense, will now be chanted in Greek.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venerate
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The soccer star in question, of course, was a certain Lionel Andrés Messi, for whom the masses had made their pilgrimage to worship, as his Inter Miami took on Portuguese giant FC Porto in the second matchday of Group A.—
Glen Levy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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The group argued that allowing Oak Flat, a place where the Apache have worshiped for generations, to be destroyed would have significant religious freedom implications.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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Internationally aspirational with a presence in all the major markets, the house is revered for both its great value cuvées, and its prestigious Blanc de Blancs ‘Comtes de Champagne’ - one of the world’s best sparkling wines.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France -- but above all, unavoidable.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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But Trump also reverenced the tough job Emmer has in keeping the GOP majority together, with which Emmer is all too familiar after the chaotic last two years.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Venerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venerate. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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