Veneration

Definitions

1. The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
   countable, uncountable
2. Profound reverence, respect or awe.
   countable, uncountable
3. Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In Miss⟳ Jemima's eyes an autograph letter of her sister, Miss⟳ Pinkerton, was an object of as deep veneration as would have⟳ been a letter from a sovereign.”

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