venerate[verb]Synonyms: respect, adore, esteem, honour, look up to, revere, reverence, worship
Related Idioms: put on a pedestal
Related Words: honor,
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ven‧e‧rate /ˈvenəreɪt/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of venerari, from venus 'love, desire']
to honour or respect someone or something because they are old, holy, or connected with the past:
a symbol of Arab courage, to be venerated for generationsvenerate somebody as something These children are venerated as holy beings.—veneration /ˌvenəˈreɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable]:
The sun was an object of veneration. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲