venerating
Example Sentences
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The U.S.-influenced counterculture of the 1960s inverted the social order, venerating indigenous folkways and fueling aspirations for full independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
At the Butovo firing range, a Stalin-era execution site near Moscow that has become a shrine to his victims, visiting Russians warned against venerating the wartime leader or emulating his ideas.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
The themes of performances at Mr Gopalakrishnan's house include honouring a deified ancestor, venerating a warrior-hunter deity, and worshipping tiger spirits symbolising strength and protection.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
They interfered with rituals for venerating ancestors, and families were sometimes split when some members became Christians and others did not.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
There was a village in the north of France where peasants were venerating a dog as a saint.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
