venerate

ven·er·ate  (vn-rt)

tr.v. ven·er·at·ed, ven·er·at·ing, ven·er·ates

To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference. See Synonyms at revere¹.

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[Latin venerr, venert-, to venerate, from venus, vener-, love, desire; see wen-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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vener·ator n.

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venerate

Verb

[-ating, -ated] to hold (someone) in deep respect [Latin venerari]

venerator n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

venerate - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" reverence, revere, fear esteem, respect, value, prise, prize - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" saint, enshrine - hold sacred worship - show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"

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venerate

verb respect, honour, esteem, revere, worship, adore, reverence, look up to, hold in awe << OPPOSITE scorn

Translations

venerate

v venerate [ˈvenəreit]

to respect; to honour greatly In some countries, old people are venerated more than in others. vereer يُبَجِّل، يُكَرِّم почитам ctít ære verehren σέβομαι, τιμώ venerar austama محترم شمردن kunnioittaa vénérer לְכַבֵד आदर करना poštivati tisztel menghormati virða, heiðra venerare 尊敬する ...을 깊이 존경하다, 공경하다 gerbti godāt menghormati vereren ære, vise ærbødighet okazywać szacunek venerar a venera почитать ctiť spoštovati uvažavati vörda เคารพ büyük saygı göstermek 崇拜 шанувати, поважати احترام کرنا tôn trọng, tôn kính 崇拜

adj venerable

worthy of great respect because of age or for special goodness a venerable old man. eerbiedswaardig مُوَقَّر، جَليل، مُحْتَرَم мнгоуважаван ctihodný ærværdig ehrwürdig σεβάσμιος venerable auväärne محترم kunnianarvoisa vénérable נִכבָּד पूज्य poštovan tiszteletre méltó terhormat virðulegur, æruverðugur venerabile 尊敬すべき (연령·품성 등으로 보아) 공경할 만한 gerbiamas godājams dihormati eerbiedwaardig ærverdig czcigodny venerável venerabil почтенный ctihodný častitljiv vredan poštovanja vördnadsvärd น่าเคารพนับถือ saygıdeğer, muhterem 可崇敬的 шановний, поважний محترم đáng tôn kính 可崇敬的

n veneˈration

His pupils regarded him with veneration. agting تَبْجيل، تَوْقير благоговение úcta ærbødighed die Verehrung σεβασμός veneración austus احترام kunnioitus vénération יִראַת כָּבוֹד आदर poštovanje tisztelet penghormatan djúp virðing venerazione 尊敬 깊은 존경, 숭배 pagarba godbijība penghormatan verering ærbødighet, ærefrykt szacunek veneração veneraţie почтение úcta globoko spoštovanje uvažavanje vördnad ความเคารพ hürmet, saygı 崇拜 шанобливість; благоговіння احترام sự tôn kính 崇拜