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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something;
- Example: "the fear of God"
- Example: "the Chinese reverence for the dead"
- Example: "the French treat food with gentle reverence"
- Example: "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"
[syn: fear, reverence, awe, veneration]

2. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God;
[syn: idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Veneration \Ven`er*a"tion\, n. [L. veneratio: cf. F.
   v['e]n['e]ration.]
   The act of venerating, or the state of being venerated; the
   highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with
   awe; a feeling or sentiment excited by the dignity, wisdom,
   or superiority of a person, by sacredness of character, by
   consecration to sacred services, or by hallowed associations.
   [1913 Webster]

         We find a secret awe and veneration for one who moves
         about us in a regular and illustrious course of virtue.
                                                  --Addison.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Awe; reverence; respect. See Reverence.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

veneration
    n 1: 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" [syn: fear,
         reverence, awe, veneration]
    2: religious zeal; the willingness to serve God [syn:
       idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism]