About The Word Veneration
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What's The Definition Of Veneration?
[n] religious zeal; willingness to serve God
[n] a profound fear inspired by a deity Synonyms | Synonyms for Veneration: awe | devotion | idolatry | reverence Related Terms | Find terms related to Veneration: See Also | anthropolatry | Bible-worship | bibliolatry | fear | fearfulness | fright | grammatolatry | gynaeolatry | gyneolatry | lordolatry | miracle-worship | place-worship | symbolatry | symbololatry | symbol-worship | thaumatolatry | topolatry | verbolatry | woman-worship | word-worship | worship | worship of man Veneration In Webster's Dictionary \Ven`er*a"tion\, n. [L. veneratio: cf. F.
v['e]n['e]ration.]
The act of venerating, or the state of being venerated; the
highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with
awe; a feeling or sentimental 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 regular and illustrious course of virtue.
--Addison.
Syn: Awe; reverence; respect. See {Reverence}.
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