Meanings
nounveneration (countable and uncountable, plural venerations)
plural venerations
- countableuncountableThe act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
- countableuncountableProfound reverence, respect or awe.
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.
1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, “Chiswick Mall”, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 2
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinveneratio
- Old Frenchveneracion
- Middle Frenchvénération
- Englishveneration
From Middle French vénération, from Old French veneracion, from Latin veneratio.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَبْجِيل, تَعْظِيم
- تَبْجِيل (tabjīl)the act of venerating
- تَعْظِيم (taʕẓīm)profound reverence
Catalan veneració
- veneracióthe act of venerating
Czech uctívání, úcta
- uctíváníthe act of venerating
- úctaprofound reverence
Finnish kunnioittaminen, kunnioitus
- kunnioittaminenthe act of venerating
- kunnioitusthe act of venerating
- kunnioitusprofound reverence
- palvontareligious zeal, idolatry or devotion
Irish urraim, ómós
- urraimprofound reverence
- ómósprofound reverence
Latin cultus, cultus
- cultusthe act of venerating
- cultusprofound reverence
Norwegian høyaktelse
- høyaktelseprofound reverence
Romanian venerare, venerație
- venerarethe act of venerating
- venerațieprofound reverence
Russian почита́ние
- почита́ние (počitánije)the act of venerating
Spanish veneración, veneración
- veneraciónthe act of venerating
- veneraciónprofound reverence
- veneraciónreligious zeal, idolatry or devotion
Swedish vörda
- vördathe act of venerating
Turkish hürmet
- hürmetprofound reverence
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with veneration
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Cite this entry
APA
veneration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veneration
MLA
“veneration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veneration. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “veneration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veneration.
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