Veneration

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Veneration \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 sentiment excited by the dignity, wisdom,
     or superiority of a person, by sacredness of character, by


     consecration to sacred services, or by hallowed associations.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           We find a secret awe and veneration for one who moves
           about us in a regular and illustrious course of virtue.
                                                    --Addison.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Awe; reverence; respect. See {Reverence}.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  veneration
       n 1: a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"
            [syn: {fear}, {reverence}, {awe}]
       2: religious zeal; willingness to serve God [syn: {idolatry}, {devotion},
           {cultism}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "veneration":
     admiration, adoration, apotheosis, appreciation, approbation,
     approval, awe, breathless adoration, churchgoing, co-worship,
     conformity, consideration, courtesy, cult, cultism, cultus,
     deference, deification, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, dulia,
     dutifulness, duty, esteem, estimation, exaggerated respect, faith,
     faithfulness, favor, great respect, hero worship, high regard,
     homage, honor, hyperdulia, idolatry, idolization, latria,
     love of God, observance, pietism, piety, piousness, prestige,
     prostration, regard, religion, religionism, religiousness, respect,
     reverence, reverential regard, theism, transcendent wonder,
     worship, worshipfulness, worshiping