veneration

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Recent Examples of veneration His endgame is about ever more control, veneration, and vengeance. Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 Pictures show Catholics visibly taken aback by the display, which was part of the opening ceremony of public veneration, on Sunday. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025 But in Kyiv, my Ukrainian aunt Vita immediately thought of Vladimir Putin. Advertisement Advertisement The Russian President has long made the veneration of World War II the central tenet of Russia’s national idea. Sasha Vasilyuk, Time, 8 May 2025 To the modern secular mind, the veneration of relics suggests a fetishistic obsession with death. Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for veneration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veneration
Noun
  • Designed with a reverence for 1920s-era architect Addison Mizner and completed in 2009, the property blends classic glamour with every modern indulgence.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
  • Each participant spoke with reverence for the work of their peers, passionately dissecting its nuances not for the sake of criticism, but for the purpose of helping their fellow creative see their vision through.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • After the mass, there will be food and performances from local choirs, and an outdoor eucharistic adoration.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • The multimedia exposure drew the adoration of the era’s teenyboppers, who raced to spend their allowance money on T-shirts, lunch boxes and magazines featuring the face of Bubblegum Bobby, as he was known.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Praise and worship will be at the shrine, along with food trucks and fireworks.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • Recent raids have targeted schools, job sites, hotels, and even places of worship.
    Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025

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“Veneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veneration. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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