as in reverence
a feeling or act of great respect, admiration, or devotion
Holy relics are often objects of veneration. They regarded the surrealist painters of the 20th century avant-garde movement with great veneration.
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Recent Examples of veneration
The intergenerational perseverance and creativity centered throughout Fotos yield stronger performances; even when perusing familiar turf, the music moves in a spirit of veneration of innovators and fertile exchange of ideas among today’s luminaries.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
The big picture: The reaction to Brian Thompson's killing — and the veneration by some of suspect Luigi Mangione — has revealed a deep distrust of the health insurance industry and its treatment of patients in need of critical care.
—April Rubin, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
Americans’ veneration of private capital faltered with the collapse of the financial giants Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers.
—Felicia Wong, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
Those who attend the events on the tour will have the chance to see Aquinas' skull encased in a reliquary, a special container used for the storing and veneration of relics.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
The big picture: The reaction to Brian Thompson's killing — and the veneration by some of suspect Luigi Mangione — has revealed a deep distrust of the health insurance industry and its treatment of patients in need of critical care.
—April Rubin, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
Americans’ veneration of private capital faltered with the collapse of the financial giants Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers.
—Felicia Wong, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
Those who attend the events on the tour will have the chance to see Aquinas' skull encased in a reliquary, a special container used for the storing and veneration of relics.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veneration
Noun
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The big picture: The way the holiday is celebrated has evolved throughout U.S. history, from a day of reverence for George Washington to a retail bonanza.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
17 Feb. 2025
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Carter had secured a reverence that lasts for generations.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ackermann, like Ford, is one of fashion’s dramatists, deftly wielding strong shoulders, sinuous draping, and an audacious use of rich color in both his women’s and men’s work, an approach that garnered him the adoration of the likes of Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet—and, clearly, Mr. Ford.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
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This is the rare instance when the love of a player was on the same level, if not greater, than the adoration for the team.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Feb. 2025
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The places of worship allegedly vandalized are University Christian Church in Hillcrest, St. Paul’s Cathedral in Bankers Hill and Ohr Shalom Synagogue, also in Bankers Hill.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hammond Faith United Church of Christ: 3030 175th St. — Faith United Church of Christ will have a Northwest Indiana International Women’s Day celebration with worship, prize giveaways, appetizers and more.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Veneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veneration. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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