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Veneration

Veneration Meaning & Definition
Veneration Definition And Meaning

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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