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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

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

The walls of these rooms accomplish a kind of muting of her aura, a place where veneration feels austere or regimented by bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2025

Much of the supply comes from Hindu temples in the south of the country where hair is shaved off in an act of veneration and faith.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2025

He was overwhelmed by a feeling of great love, of the most humble veneration.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse




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