veneration en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌvɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Middle French vénération, from Old French veneracion, from Latin veneratio.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
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(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.
1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, “Chiswick Mall”, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 2:
- (countable, uncountable) Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| venerations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (29)
ka პატივისცემა (the act of venerating) · gl veneración (profound reverence) · ar تَعْظِيم (profound reverence) · fi kunnioitus (the act of venerating) · fo ærufrykt (profound reverence) · no høyaktelse (profound reverence) · fi kunnioitus (profound reverence) · fi kunnioittaminen (the act of venerating) · sv vörda (the act of venerating) · cs úcta (profound reverence) · es veneración (profound reverence) · cs uctívání (the act of venerating) · ga ómós (profound reverence) · ka თაყვანისცემა (the act of venerating) · es veneración (religious zeal, idolatry or devotion) · ka მოკრძალება (the act of venerating) · la cultus (profound reverence) · ro venerație (profound reverence) · ka მოწიწება (the act of venerating) · es veneración (the act of venerating) · ar تَبْجِيل (the act of venerating) · ca veneració (the act of venerating) · ru почита́ние (the act of venerating) · la cultus (the act of venerating) · ga urraim (profound reverence) · tr hürmet (profound reverence) · fi palvonta (religious zeal, idolatry or devotion) · gl veneración (the act of venerating) · ro venerare (the act of venerating)