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veneration

noun

Definition of veneration

as in reverence

a feeling or act of great respect, admiration, or devotion Holy relics are often objects of veneration. They regarded the surrealist painters of the 20th century avant-garde movement with great veneration.

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Recent Examples of veneration Hawthorne may have been inspired to write it by the 1826 celebration of the American jubilee, which was marked by veneration of the Founding Fathers and rosy mythmaking about the Revolution. — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 Some dismiss Ryan's talkier stretches as Greatest Generation veneration. — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026 The devotion is often combined with veneration of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. — ABC News, 10 June 2026 The star has been the butt of too many mean jokes, the object of veneration and a muse for film and literary retellings that have elevated her into the realm of myth. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for veneration

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For most of Saturday afternoon, Boise State treated one of college football’s most daunting stadiums with a suspicious lack of reverence.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
He’s flanked by Claymore and Fuller as John and Major Ridge, who both infuse a deep reverence for their characters in both of their performances.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of reverence

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And yet, when Szumowska and Englert portray Fyodor’s reaction to the couple’s pregnancy, the birth of their child, and a subsequent tragedy, Anna’s adoration for this utterly flawed man almost feels justified.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
So, too, do the antics of his estate manager (a buoyant Sam Adegoke), always concocting money-making schemes, and the wide-eyed adoration of the girl next door (Amelia Mason, deftly balancing naïveté with seductiveness), who wants to save him.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of adoration

Noun

Koeckeritz argued that a paved parking lot is an essential accessory to its main function — worship — not the principal use of the property across the street from the towering cathedral.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
One was a Mercy Culture Church and For Liberty and Justice worship gathering calling for Jesus to come to Tarrant County.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

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