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# veneration

noun (no plural)

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

## Everyday

Veneration is deep respect and honour shown to someone or something holy, great or very old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veneration/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, the respect people show to a god, a saint, a hero or a sacred place

### Examples

- The Camenae were prophetic nymphs held in high veneration by the ancient Italians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veneration/#x1)
- Athene was regarded with special veneration by the Athenians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veneration/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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