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venerate
(redirected from venerates)

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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.

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

vener·ator n.

venerate [ˈvɛnəˌreɪt]
vb (tr)
1. to hold in deep respect; revere
2. to honour in recognition of qualities of holiness, excellence, wisdom, etc.
[from Latin venerārī, from venus love]
venerator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.veneratevenerate - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
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"

venerate
verb respect, honour, esteem, revere, worship, adore, reverence, look up to, hold in awe My father venerated General Eisenhower.
mock, disregard, scorn, spurn, deride, dishonour, execrate
Translations
venerate [ˈvenəreɪt] VTvenerar, reverenciar

venerate [ˈvɛnəreɪt] vt (= revere) → vénérer

venerate
vtverehren, hoch achten; sb’s memoryehren; his name was deeply veneratedsein Andenken wurde sehr in Ehren gehalten

venerate [ˈvɛnəˌreɪt] vt (frm) → venerare
venerate [ˈvɛnəˌreɪt] vt (frm) → venerare

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 존경하다 gerbti godāt menghormati vereren ære, vise ærbødighet okazywać szacunek venerar a venera почитать ctiť spoštovati uvažavati vörda เคารพ büyük saygı göstermek 尊敬,敬重 шанувати, поважати احترام کرنا tôn trọng, tôn kính
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 존경할 만한 gerbiamas godājams dihormati eerbiedwaardig ærverdig czcigodny venerável venerabil почтенный ctihodný častitljiv vredan poštovanja vördnadsvärd น่าเคารพนับถือ saygıdeğer, muhterem 值得尊敬的 шановний, поважний محترم đáng tôn kính
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 존경 pagarba godbijība penghormatan verering ærbødighet, ærefrykt szacunek veneração veneraţie почтение úcta globoko spoštovanje uvažavanje vördnad ความเคารพ hürmet, saygı 尊敬 шанобливість; благоговіння احترام sự tôn kính


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