Definitions for venerateˈvɛn əˌreɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ven•er•ateˈvɛn əˌreɪt(v.t.)-at•ed, -at•ing.
to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
Origin of venerate:
1615–25; < L venerātus, ptp. of venerārī to solicit the goodwill of (a god), worship, revere; see Venus
ven′er•a`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
reverence, fear, revere, venerate(verb)
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
"Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
Wiktionary
venerate(Verb)
To treat with great respect and deference.
venerate(Verb)
To revere or hold in awe.
Origin: From venerātus, perfect passive participle of veneror (worship, reverence).
Webster Dictionary
Venerate(verb)
to regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate parents and elders
Translations for venerate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
venerate(verb)
to respect; to honour greatly
In some countries, old people are venerated more than in others.
- vereerAfrikaans
- يُبَجِّل، يُكَرِّمArabic
- почитамBulgarian
- venerarPortuguese (BR)
- ctítCzech
- verehrenGerman
- æreDanish
- σέβομαι, τιμώGreek
- venerarSpanish
- austamaEstonian
- محترم شمردنFarsi
- kunnioittaaFinnish
- vénérerFrench
- לְכַבֵדHebrew
- आदर करनाHindi
- poštivatiCroatian
- tisztelHungarian
- menghormatiIndonesian
- virða, heiðraIcelandic
- venerareItalian
- 尊敬するJapanese
- 존경하다Korean
- gerbtiLithuanian
- godātLatvian
- menghormatiMalay
- vererenDutch
- ære, vise ærbødighetNorwegian
- okazywać szacunekPolish
- محترم شمردنPersian
- لمانځل، احترام كول، په درنه سترګه كتلPashto
- venerarPortuguese
- a veneraRomanian
- почитатьRussian
- ctiťSlovak
- spoštovatiSlovenian
- uvažavatiSerbian
- vördaSwedish
- เคารพThai
- büyük saygı göstermekTurkish
- 尊敬，敬重Chinese (Trad.)
- шанувати, поважатиUkrainian
- احترام کرناUrdu
- tôn trọng, tôn kínhVietnamese
- 尊敬，崇拜Chinese (Simp.)
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