venerate
verb
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Venerate comes from the Latin root venerārī, which has the various meanings of "to solicit the good will of," "to worship," "to pay homage to," and "to hold in awe." That root is related to Venus, which, as a proper noun, is the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
Examples of venerate in a Sentence
Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
The Court should be venerated not because of the happenstance of personalities or ideological persuasion but because of its pivotal institutional role in the Constitution’s separation of powers in checking government abuses and saluting liberty as the glory of the United States.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
Every politician has some level of fingertip feel for the mood of the public and the political élite, but Biden venerates it more than most.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
Mazu, sometimes known as the Goddess of the Sea, is the most widely venerated of dozens of folk deities that many people in Taiwan turn to for solace, guidance and good fortune.
—Amy Chang Chien Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 3 May 2024
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“Venerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venerate. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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