0 the feeling or act of venerating (= very much respecting) someone or something:
The tombs became a place of great veneration, and people flocked there to pray.
There isn't the same veneration of pop stars as there was even 10 years ago.
Veneration of ancestors was very important in Celtic religion.
Given the similarities among these models, identifying a single characteristic (such as ancestor veneration or corporate proper ty) is insufficient to distinguish a lineage.
There are already some indications that the story had been altered or the sites of veneration changed for political convenience.
They have described how different modalities of veneration have been conscripted for this task.
The veneration of age was especially salient in the iconic tradition.
He situated them in the context of ancestor worship ceremonies and the veneration of the idol embodying the atmospheric phenomena of lightning, rain, and wind.
