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Synonyms & Antonyms of veneration
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.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for veneration
- acclamation,
- adoration,
- adulation,
- approbation,
- deference,
- hero worship,
- homage,
- honor,
- idolatry,
- infatuation,
- lionization,
- praise,
- props
- [slang],
- reverence,
- worship
- deification,
- glorification,
- idolization,
- worshipping
- (also worshiping)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for veneration
- dis
- (also diss),
- discourteousness,
- discourtesy,
- disrespectfulness,
- impertinence,
- impertinency,
- impoliteness,
- impudence,
- incivility,
- inconsiderateness,
- inconsideration,
- insolence,
- rudeness,
- ungraciousness
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“Veneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veneration. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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