venerate
part of speech
verb (venerate, venerates, venerated, venerating)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) To venerate someone or something is to treat them with very deep respect. tree →
2) (church) Some Christians venerate saints, relics or icons: they honour them, but believe only God is worshipped. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in religion lessons (saints, holy places), history (ancestors, heroes) and formal writing; noun veneration.
examples
- Many people venerate their grandparents' wisdom. tree →
- The village venerates the old oak tree. tree →
- Catholics and Orthodox Christians venerate the saints. tree →
- The pilgrims kissed the icon to venerate it. tree →
- Ancient Egyptians venerated cats. tree →
- Scientists still venerate Newton's work. tree →
- Indeed, he loved as well as venerated this master because of his unfailing kindness, his patience, his readiness to teach, and his skill in teaching. tree →
note
Formal word; everyday «respect» or «honour» is softer. Trap: venerate (honour) is not the same as worship (give the love and praise owed to God), as churches use the words. Adjective: venerable (old and respected).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «venerate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.