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 walls of these rooms accomplish a kind of muting of her aura, a place where veneration feels austere or regimented by bureaucracy.
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Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
But Carlyle’s unrelentingly bleak vision, his insistence on hierarchy, his veneration of strongmen, don’t look so out of place in today’s reality.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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
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Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
But Carlyle’s unrelentingly bleak vision, his insistence on hierarchy, his veneration of strongmen, don’t look so out of place in today’s reality.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veneration
Noun
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Their pioneering spirit and unwavering commitment to quality have earned them a place of reverence in the history of tequila.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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It would be centered on a reverence for the natural world, with weekly communal singing and dancing.—
Maria Bamford,
Vulture,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The incident causes much stress for Josh, as his adoration for Winfrey is a running joke throughout the series.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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The sight of Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean caused a level of ear-splitting adoration that has been trailing the guys for 30 years.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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The church is in the process of raising $75,000 to attain its own permanent space of worship and build newer generations’ faith, according to O’Connor.—
Olivia Cyrus
July 20,
Sacbee.com,
20 July 2025
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Many houses of worship host events encouraging members to vote — Souls to the Polls is an important event in many Black churches, for example — and some churches are polling places themselves.—
Lauren Costantino
Updated July 20,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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“Veneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veneration. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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