veneration

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veneration

  • /ˌvɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

From Middle French vénération, from Old French veneracion, from Latin veneratio.

noun venerations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
  2. countable, uncountable Profound reverence, respect or awe. 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. countable, uncountable Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.

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noun the act of venerating

Españolveneración
Românăvenerare
Русскийпочита́ние počitánije
العربيةتَبْجِيل tabjīl

noun profound reverence

Españolveneración
Românăvenerație
العربيةتَعْظِيم taʕẓīm

noun religious zeal, idolatry or devotion

Españolveneración

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@misc{veneration_2026,
  title = {veneration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/veneration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}