venerating 1 of 2

present participle of venerate

venerating

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for venerating
Verb
  • Open Doors, which monitors Christian persecution around the world, claimed some 70 were, Monday night, killed while worshiping at a funeral service, with the rest slain in the villages of Potodu and Ntoyo in the DRC’s North Kivu region.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Our right-wing Christians are fighting to turn away the most desperate foreign refugees, all while worshiping Jesus, who was once a foreign refugee.
    John Fugelsang September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The submissions tell a story of Massachusetts that is equal parts reverent and irreverent, with Bay Staters leaning on history while having fun with their future.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Stanton’s voice, once critical of Lincoln, became reverent by the time of his assassination.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But for now, gamers aren’t necessarily giving the AI that is being used reverential treatment.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • To his reverential student, Fermi confided a regret.
    William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“Venerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venerating. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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