Veneration

Definition of Veneration

Ven`er`a´tion
n.1.The act of venerating, or the state of being venerated; the highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with awe; a feeling or sentiment excited by the dignity, wisdom, or superiority of a person, by sacredness of character, by consecration to sacred services, or by hallowed associations.
We find a secret awe and veneration for one who moves about us in a regular and illustrious course of virtue.
- Addison.

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admiration, adoration, apotheosis, appreciation, approbation, approval, awe, breathless adoration, churchgoing, co-worship, conformity, consideration, courtesy, cult, cultism, cultus, deference, deification, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, dulia, dutifulness, duty, esteem, estimation, exaggerated respect, faith, faithfulness, favor, great respect, hero worship, high regard, homage, honor, hyperdulia, idolatry, idolization, latria, love of God, observance, pietism, piety, piousness, prestige, prostration, regard, religion, religionism, religiousness, respect, reverence, reverential regard, theism, transcendent wonder, worship, worshipfulness, worshiping
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