venerate
verb
ven·er·ate
ˈve-nə-ˌrāt 
venerated; venerating
1
: to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
2
: to honor (an icon, a relic, etc.) with a ritual act of devotion
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Venerate comes from the Latin root venerārī, which has the various meanings of "to solicit the good will of," "to worship," "to pay homage to," and "to hold in awe." That root is related to Venus, which, as a proper noun, is the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
Examples of venerate in a Sentence
a writer venerated by generations of admirers
She is venerated as a saint.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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During the first millennium, people from southern Mexico to western Honduras venerated him as a god of agriculture, lightning and royalty.
—James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The people would create saints out of their ancestors and venerate them under the disguise of religion.
—Damien Scott, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024
This Cats has introduced us to a community that pointedly loves and venerates its elders — its survivors — and Grizabella’s name even appears at the end of a post-intermission slideshow paying tribute to the real founding mothers of the ball world’s iconic houses.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 June 2024
During the first millennium, people from southern Mexico to western Honduras venerated him as a god of agriculture, lightning and royalty.
—James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Venerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venerate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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venerate
verb
ven·er·ate
ˈven-ə-ˌrāt
venerated; venerating
: to show deep respect for
venerated their ancestors
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