Definition of veneration
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Veneration (n.) The act of venerating, or the state of being venerated; the highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with awe; a feeling or sentimental excited by the dignity, wisdom, or superiority of a person, by sacredness of character, by consecration to sacred services, or by hallowed associations..
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Piety ::
Piety (n.) Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and earnest devotion to his service..
Honor ::
Honor (n.) Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.
Bump ::
Bump (n.) One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness..
Sacred ::
Sacred (a.) Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable..
Canonization ::
Canonization (n.) The final process or decree (following beatifacation) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.
Idolatrous ::
Idolatrous (a.) Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive attachment or reverence; as, an idolatrous veneration for antiquity..
Venerable ::
Venerable (a.) Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable magistrate; a venerable parent..
Worship ::
Worship (v. t.) To pay divine honors to; to reverence with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honor of; to adore; to venerate.
Hyperdulia ::
Hyperdulia (n.) Veneration or worship given to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of mere creatures; higher veneration than dulia.
Adoration ::
Adoration (n.) Homage paid to one in high esteem; profound veneration; intense regard and love; fervent devotion.
Reverence ::
Reverence (n.) Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration..
Saiva ::
Saiva (n.) One of an important religious sect in India which regards Siva with peculiar veneration.
Idolatry ::
Idolatry (n.) Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect or love which borders on adoration.
Subreption ::
Subreligion (n.) A secondary religion; a belief or principle held in a quasi religious veneration.
Ternary ::
Ternary (a.) Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration..
Reverent ::
Reverent (a.) Expressing reverence, veneration, devotion, or submission; as, reverent words; reverent behavior..
Superstition ::
Superstition (n.) The worship of a false god or gods; false religion; religious veneration for objects.
Dulia ::
Dulia (n.) An inferior kind of veneration or worship, given to the angels and saints as the servants of God..
Irreverent ::
Irreverent (a.) Not reverent; showing a want of reverence; expressive of a want of veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an irreverent jest..
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