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US
/ˈvɛnɝˌeɪt/
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[ UK /vˈɛnəɹˌeɪt/ ]
[ UK /vˈɛnəɹˌeɪt/ ]
VERB
-
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
We venerate genius
Fear God as your father
How To Use venerate In A Sentence
- I see his sensibility as basically that of an earlier age: he is a chivalric knight devoted to his lady; this devotion is like that of a medieval Christian who lives in the world yet profoundly venerates the Virgin Mary. Sena Jeter Naslund - An interview with author
- He went on to become one of the most venerated remixers of the 1990s. Times, Sunday Times
- I returned the coin to Noah, assuring him that I had no further need of it, and he went away well pleased, assured of the protection of the white man's duppy -- the token of the good spirits which he venerates as much as he fears the bugaboos. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow
- My sister and I continue to be venerated by our people, who built shrines and declared national holidays in our honor.
- They worship and venerate their own, but turn on players of the other side.
- The temple is the most sacred site in Nepal, widely venerated by members of at least four major sectarian Buddhist persuasions, each with distinct ethnic and caste affiliations.
- I thought it fitting to share with you an image of St. Lawrence from the basilica dedicated to him in Rome, St. Lawrence outside the Walls, as well as the confessio beneath the high altar of the same basilica, where his relics are kept and venerated. Feast of St. Lawrence
- It is in your nature to be worshipped and venerated by those around you.
- The way he to misinterprets movies, dismisses anything he doesn't understand (which is a lot), and venerates Inspector Gadget and Star Wars as the twin shining beacons of Western cultural achievement fills me with an untold rage.
- Today, pilgrims travel to Sergiyev Posad to venerate the saint's relics, and 300 seminarians study theology there.