venerate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to hold in deep respect; revere
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to honour in recognition of qualities of holiness, excellence, wisdom, etc
Other Word Forms
- unvenerated adjective
- venerator noun
Etymology
Origin of venerate
1615–25; < Latin venerātus, past participle of venerārī to solicit the goodwill of (a god), worship, revere, verbal derivative of vener-, stem of venus, presumably in its original sense “desire”; Venus )
Example Sentences
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Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries the Bible was the country’s “most accessible, authoritative, and venerated book.”
It was the final stretch of a punishing four-day pilgrimage to Mexico’s most venerated shrine, where Catholics believe the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared nearly 500 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times
If Netflix is putting its substantial financial resources behind maintaining one of Hollywood’s most venerated legacy brands, how is that a bad thing?
From Salon
Seeking eternal life, he learns the secret of 72 Transformations from a venerated Buddhist teacher and then becomes an irreverent show-off.
From Los Angeles Times
In the process, she become a San Francisco institution, as venerated as the Golden Gate Bridge and beloved as the city’s tangy sourdough bread.
From Los Angeles Times
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