Veneration is an English word with synonyms like fear or reverence. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Veneration meaning
- The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
- Profound reverence, respect or awe.
- Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.
Using Veneration
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of venerating or the state of being venerated. | Profound reverence, respect or awe. | Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.
- Useful related words include: fear, reverence, awe, emotion.
- In the example corpus, veneration often appears in combinations such as: veneration of, the veneration, of veneration.
Context around Veneration
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Veneration
- In this selection, "veneration" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, public, auteur, full, underpinned, across and oct stand out and add context to how "veneration" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and its veneration in the and available for veneration. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "veneration" sits close to words such as abbie, abort and adf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with veneration
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Deacon Mark Berube holds the relic of St. Faustina for veneration. (11 words)
The veneration of saints likely started as early as 100 AD. (11 words)
In Australia, veneration of coal and gas is a state religion. (11 words)
Simon and Jude Cathedral where they would be available for public veneration Oct. 30. The cathedral stop is part of a nationwide tour sponsored by the Saint Pio Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that promotes awareness of St. Pio and his mission. (43 words)
Hingpit added that her residence hosted the public veneration in Tagum for two days, attended by several devotees including Davao City’s Archishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla, for lack of a bigger space to host the relic in a local parish. (40 words)
Holding a Relic, Archbishop Dennis Schnurr offers the Final Blessing during Mass and Veneration of the Relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcine, O.F.M Cap, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Deacon Mark Berube holds the relic of St. Faustina for veneration.
During his opening remarks, Ambassador Suhel Ajaz Khan spoke about the importance of the Sanskrit language in our culture and its veneration in the entire world as a sacred and spiritual language.
He said public veneration of the blood relic will be until 7:00 p.m., the closing time of the cathedral.
Moreover, they argue that such imitation reduces or collapses to veneration, which in turn is “indistinguishable” from worship.
The Orthodox Church sees the veneration of as a continuation of the biblical and apostolic tradition of honoring holy figures and sacred objects.
The subterranean chamber of another Orcadian tomb, Taversoe Tuick in Rousay, also receives a beam of sunlight at the solstice, showing that such veneration was not a one-off thing.
Sellier said auteur veneration underpinned a controversial petition that was published on Christmas Day in the right-wing daily Le Figaro, denouncing a “lynching of Depardieu”, signed by dozens of friends and colleagues of the actor.
The veneration of saints likely started as early as 100 AD.
It is a privilege for my Government to have got the opportunity to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji with full veneration, within the country and abroad.
No in-person Masses, Holy Thursday processions to the altar of repose, communal veneration of the cross, or gathering with fellow parishioners outside, in the dark, faces lit by fire as the Easter Vigil begins.
Revered as the Mahatma (the great soul), has been held in veneration across time and space and appreciated both as “an image and a metaphor”.
However, public veneration of such relics by popes often draw the attention of the faithful.
In Australia, veneration of coal and gas is a state religion.
It was sponsored by the diocese’s Respect Life Ministry and placed under the patronage of St. Catherine of Siena and Pope St. John Paul II, whose relics were available for veneration.
And as usual, it shall come out of the present quandary stronger to the veneration of the Service Chiefs and for enduring peace and security to reign in Nigeria.
Hingpit added that her residence hosted the public veneration in Tagum for two days, attended by several devotees including Davao City’s Archishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla, for lack of a bigger space to host the relic in a local parish.
Holding a Relic, Archbishop Dennis Schnurr offers the Final Blessing during Mass and Veneration of the Relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcine, O.F.M Cap, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018.
In the medieval period, the Hindu veneration for the cow contrasted with the outlook of Muslim rulers and subjects who looked upon it merely as food.
Simon and Jude Cathedral where they would be available for public veneration Oct. 30. The cathedral stop is part of a nationwide tour sponsored by the Saint Pio Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that promotes awareness of St. Pio and his mission.
Through juxtaposition, Adkins dares viewers to rethink cultural iconography, elevating those he believes are worthy of veneration.
Common combinations with veneration
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- veneration of 49×
- the veneration 21×
- of veneration 6×
- public veneration 5×
- for veneration 4×
- in veneration 3×
- veneration for 3×
- his veneration 3×
- veneration in 2×
- and veneration 2×