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venerational

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ven⋅er⋅a⋅tion

  [ven-uh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of venerating.
2. the state of being venerated.
3. the feeling of a person who venerates; a feeling of awe, respect, etc.; reverence: They were filled with veneration for their priests.
4. an expression of this feeling: A memorial was erected in veneration of the dead of both world wars.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L venerātiōn- (s. of venerātiō), equiv. to venerāt(us) (see venerate ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
ven⋅er⋅a⋅tion⋅al, ven⋅er⋅a⋅tive, adjective
ven⋅er⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
ven⋅er⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
3. See respect.

Antonyms:
3. disrespect.
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ven·er·a·tion   (věn'ə-rā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of venerating.

  2. Profound respect or reverence: "The veneration of man has been misdirected" (Lucretia Mott). See Synonyms at honor.

  3. The condition or status of one who is venerated.

ven'er·a'tion·al adj.
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Word Origin & History

veneration 
c.1410, from M.Fr. veneration, from L. venerationem (nom. veneratio) "reverence," from venerari "to worship, revere," from venus (gen. veneris) "beauty, love, desire" (see Venus). Venerate (v.) is first recorded 1623, from L. veneratus, pp. of venerari.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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