as in to worship
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
a proper setting in which to venerate God
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Recent Examples of venerate
From union leaders to foreign students There are some striking parallels between the throttling of civil liberties during the Cold War and President Donald Trump’s crusade against foreign students exercising venerated democratic freedoms.
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Rick Baldoz, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Managing ego doesn’t mean failing to acknowledge rising generations of performers who, nearly to a woman, openly venerate her for helping to pave their way.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
The event celebrated some of the most influential people of the year, featuring athletes, business moguls and venerated artists.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
Last week, days before his death, Pope Francis venerated the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (1852–1926), putting him closer to sainthood.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
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Rick Baldoz, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Managing ego doesn’t mean failing to acknowledge rising generations of performers who, nearly to a woman, openly venerate her for helping to pave their way.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
The event celebrated some of the most influential people of the year, featuring athletes, business moguls and venerated artists.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
Last week, days before his death, Pope Francis venerated the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (1852–1926), putting him closer to sainthood.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venerate
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Anthony Levandowski, the former head of Google’s self-driving-car division, for instance, founded an organization to worship artificial intelligence as a godhead.—
John Kaag,
The Atlantic,
28 May 2025
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But beyond prosecuting the suspect in this case, there must be a concerted strategy to make sure that America remains a safe place for Jews to live and worship.—
The Editors,
National Review,
22 May 2025
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Aspects of existentialism can also be found in much older sources revered in European intellectual traditions, such as the biblical books of Ecclesiastes and Job and the thinking of Greek Cynics such as Diogenes.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
1 June 2025
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Cannabis, long revered for its therapeutic properties, has been making waves in wellness circles, offering a range of benefits for physical and mental health.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
1 June 2025
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But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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But Trump also reverenced the tough job Emmer has in keeping the GOP majority together, with which Emmer is all too familiar after the chaotic last two years.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Venerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venerate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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