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
The removal of the skull, according to study authors, signifies an act of remembrance, social memory, and ancestral veneration.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
The relationship between mother and daughter—depicted with layered acuity and fraught with shame, disgust, love, desire, betrayal, veneration, and rage—is the burning centre of the novel.
—Hazlitt, 23 Dec. 2025
This culture of veneration coexists with a significant unfamiliarity with the document and its implications.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak is hosting veneration and mass for thousands to honor its patroness Saint Therese.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
The relationship between mother and daughter—depicted with layered acuity and fraught with shame, disgust, love, desire, betrayal, veneration, and rage—is the burning centre of the novel.
—Hazlitt, 23 Dec. 2025
This culture of veneration coexists with a significant unfamiliarity with the document and its implications.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak is hosting veneration and mass for thousands to honor its patroness Saint Therese.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veneration
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Who could forget a picture, which graced the cover of Artforum more than a decade ago, of an uncannily adult baby staring sagaciously into the lens, its hand placed gingerly over its heart in a gesture that looks like reverence?—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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This forced standalone spectacle streamed on Netflix didn’t care about reverence.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Although there was merch for sale, including T-shirts and vinyl copies of A Good Night in the Ghetto, the complimentary keepsake was just one example of the mutual adoration shared between the performer and her supporters.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the first act, a love potion instantly transforms contempt into adoration.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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The decision drew formal protests from Italy and the Vatican, who condemned the closure as a violation of religious freedom and sacred worship rights.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Trinity Church in Boston, along with places of worship around the state, kicked off Holy Week on Sunday with a traditional Palm Sunday procession.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Veneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veneration. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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