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Webster 1913 Edition


Veneration

Venˊer-a′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
veneratio
: cf. F.
vénération
.]
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.
Syn. – Awe; reverence; respect. See
Reverence
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Veneration

VENERA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. veneratio.]
The highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with some degree of awe; a feeling or sentiment excited by the dignity and superiority of a person, or by the sacredness of his character, and with regard to place, by its consecration to sacred services.
We find a secret awe and veneration for one who moves above us in a regular and illustrious course of virtue.

Definition 2024


veneration

veneration

See also: vénération

English

Noun

veneration (plural venerations)

  1. The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
  2. Profound reverence, respect or awe.
    • 1848, w:William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Bradbury and Evans, page 2:
      In Miss Jemima's eyes an autograph letter of her sister, Miss Pinkerton, was an object of as deep veneration as would have been a letter from a sovereign.
  3. Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.

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