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# venerate

verb (venerate, venerates, venerated, venerating)

«venerate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To venerate someone or something is to treat them with very deep respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venerate/#m1)
2. (church) Some Christians venerate saints, relics or icons: they honour them, but believe only God is worshipped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venerate/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venerate/#x1)
- The village venerates the old oak tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venerate/#x2)
- Catholics and Orthodox Christians venerate the saints. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venerate/#x3)
- The pilgrims kissed the icon to venerate it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venerate/#x4)
- Ancient Egyptians venerated cats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venerate/#x5)
- Scientists still venerate Newton's work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venerate/#x6)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venerate/#x7)

### 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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «venerate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venerate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«venerate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/venerate.html) on Mova free.