Definition of veneration Veneration
/vɛˌnɚejˈʃʌn/ - [venereyshun] - ven•er•a•tion
We found 7 definitions of veneration from 4 different sources.
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What does veneration mean?
WordNet
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| veneration - religious zeal; the willingness to serve God | ||
| idolatry, devotion, cultism | ||
| worship the activity of worshipping | ||
| bible-worship, bibliolatry the worship of the Bible | ||
| grammatolatry, verbolatry, word-worship the worship of words | ||
| symbol-worship, symbolatry, symbololatry the worship of symbols | ||
| anthropolatry, worship of man the worship of human beings | ||
| gynaeolatry, gyneolatry, woman-worship the worship of women | ||
| lordolatry the worship of a lord because of his rank or title | ||
| miracle-worship, thaumatolatry the worship of miracles | ||
| veneration - a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" | ||
| fear, reverence, awe | ||
| emotion any strong feeling | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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.
Part of speech
🔤- veneration, noun, singular of venerations.
