venerated

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ven·er·ate

[ven-uh-reyt]
verb (used with object), ven·er·at·ed, ven·er·at·ing.
to regard or treat with reverence; revere.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin venerātus, past participle of venerārī to solicit the goodwill of (a god), worship, revere, verbal derivative of vener-, stem of venus, presumably in its original sense “desire”; see Venus)

ven·er·a·tor, noun
un·ven·er·at·ed, adjective
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Example Sentences
  • Some of the ceramists who make the ritual teapots and tea bowls there are venerated as living treasures.
  • It seems a tall order to rework a venerated garden style now recognized and imitated worldwide.
  • It is deeply moving to feel part of something so venerable and venerated.
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