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veneration
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ven·er·a·tion  (vn-rshn)
n.
1. The act of venerating.
2. Profound respect or reverence: "The veneration of man has been misdirected" (Lucretia Mott). See Synonyms at honor.
3. The condition or status of one who is venerated.

vener·ation·al adj.

veneration [ˌvɛnəˈreɪʃən]
n
1. a feeling or expression of awe or reverence
2. the act of venerating or the state of being venerated
venerational  adj
venerativeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.veneration - a feeling of profound respect for someone or somethingveneration - a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"
emotion - any strong feeling
2.veneration - religious zealveneration - religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
worship - the activity of worshipping
Bible-worship, bibliolatry - the worship of the Bible
grammatolatry, verbolatry, word-worship - the worship of words
symbol-worship, symbolatry, symbololatry - the worship of symbols
anthropolatry, worship of man - the worship of human beings
gynaeolatry, gyneolatry, woman-worship - the worship of women
lordolatry - the worship of a lord because of his rank or title
miracle-worship, thaumatolatry - the worship of miracles
place-worship, topolatry - the worship of places

veneration
noun respect, esteem, reverence, worship, awe, deference, adoration Churchill was held in veneration in his lifetime.
Translations
veneration [ˌvenəˈreɪʃən] Nveneración f
his veneration forla veneración que sentía por ...
to hold sb in venerationreverenciar a algn
veneration [ˌvɛnəˈreɪʃən] nvénération f
to be held in veneration → être vénéré(e)
venereal disease [vɪˌnɪəriəldɪˈziːz] nmaladie f vénérienne
veneration
nBewunderung f, → Verehrung f(of für); (of idols)Verehrung f; (of traditions)Ehrfurcht f (→ of vor +dat); to hold somebody in venerationjdn hoch achten or verehren
veneration [ˌvɛnəˈreɪʃn] nvenerazione f


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It further declares that Protestantism "inherited many heresies but also added many more" by rejecting tradition, the veneration of saints, monasticism and sacraments, and tolerating women priests and homosexual marriages.
During this time, birthdays were seen as a excellent way to transfer customs from the saint''s days to other dates not linked to the newly repudiated veneration of saints.
Basing her study largely on material evidence, Margo Todd draws attention to the survival of the cult of Saint John the Baptist in the Scottish burgh of Perth, long after John Knox thundered against "monuments to idolatry" and the kirk attempted to kill off the veneration of saints, saints' days, images, altars, and chapels.
 
 
 
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