veneration
/ˌvɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
noun 3
Collocations
2ADJ.
deep, demanding
ADV.
chiefly
Definitions
noun
1
The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
2
Profound 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.
3
Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.
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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.
Wiktionary02
His ideas were more fierce and free; and he contemned many of the opinions which had been inculcated upon her as chiefly demanding her veneration.
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