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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It’s those very works that made Goldin such a venerated powerhouse in the art world, and in turn, an activist who made the museum industry quake.
From Salon
Over the course of three Sundays, Image contributing photographer Jennelle Fong captured stylish visitors with their bounty at the venerated Hollywood Farmers Market.
From Los Angeles Times
"From the very beginning, since the time of the catacombs, Christians have venerated the bones of martyrs, the relics of martyrs, and they have never really experienced it as something macabre," Cesareo said.
From Barron's
“She is Our Lady of Guadalupe,” he tells me, a Marian apparition venerated as a national icon in Mexico.
He has the cellphone number of the head of building maintenance—and he calls regularly for updates on fixes at the venerated cultural institution, according to people familiar with the matter.
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