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
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.
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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
But in Kyiv, my Ukrainian aunt Vita immediately thought of Vladimir Putin.
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The Russian President has long made the veneration of World War II the central tenet of Russia’s national idea.
—Sasha Vasilyuk, Time, 8 May 2025
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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
But in Kyiv, my Ukrainian aunt Vita immediately thought of Vladimir Putin.
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The Russian President has long made the veneration of World War II the central tenet of Russia’s national idea.
—Sasha Vasilyuk, Time, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veneration
Noun
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Longevity has allowed Kershaw to accumulate several historical achievements and franchise records whereas an aura of reverence still surrounds Koufax nearly six decades after throwing his final pitch in Game Two of the 1966 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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That alone is an achievement deserving of reverence.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Were any parts of her personality driven in direct opposition or in adoration of her two older sisters?—
Brooke Lea Foster,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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There’s not this salivation for love, adoration— From your audiences.—
Danyel Smith,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2025
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This should be the subject of discussions in America’s classrooms, book clubs, houses of worship, legislative chambers, service clubs, podcasts, and social media feeds in 2026.—
Hans Zeiger,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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Summerfest, incidentally, has had a worship pop through-line this year.—
jsonline.com,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025
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“Veneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veneration. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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