veneration
noun
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Jamie Torres, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
During this veneration, priests will typically recite the Reproaches, a set of original Latin prayers that aim to make parishioners more aware of the sacrifice Christ made for them, according to Catholic Online.
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—The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
Latinos turn to the veneration of unofficial saints.
—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
The Russian media's excitement around Carlson's visit has also irritated some pro-war Russian nationalists, who see it as an embarrassing veneration of Americans.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2024
Are calls for the veneration of martyrs and intifada antisemitic or legitimate signifiers of opposition?
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
The object of this veneration was Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian strongman who came to be the most popular ruler in modern Arab history.
—Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2023
Estranged from the Catholic Church, some Latinos turn to veneration of unofficial saints.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2023
Some of his fans have been known to celebrate his new releases by pouring milk on cardboard images of the actor, an act of veneration usually reserved for Hindu deities.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Middle English veneracioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French veneratiun, borrowed from Latin venerātiōn-, venerātiō "act of soliciting the good will (of a deity), demonstration of respect or awe," from venerārī "to solicit the good will of (a deity), hold in awe, venerate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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