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veneration

[ven-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌvɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /




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Ms. Gage, who teaches American history at Yale, presents the book as an attempt, timed for the semiquincentennial, to improve the contemporary “national historical dialogue, which tends to emphasize veneration or damnation over real understanding.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

The bone fragments have since been distributed to countries like Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, where they remain objects of veneration.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2025

Viewers want stars to regurgitate their notable dialogue or react in shock or veneration for the viral sounds, but that’s not what they’re being paid to do.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2025

It was the first in a series of scary scenes for Brinkley, whose feelings for Joel vacillated between veneration, unconditional love and abject fear.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2025

Throughout the Greek world and the Roman, too, they were held in especial veneration.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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