veneration
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Veneration, however, is a term used to mean “giving the highest level of respect” to the sacred, but not the divine.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2013
Veneration I grow up in Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes where we discuss the differences between worship and veneration.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2013
Passion According to St. John, hymnal service followed by Veneration of the Cross.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2010
Veneration for the sepulchre and reverence for the dead belong to the most ancient instincts of the human race.
From Time Magazine Archive
All the People have a very great Veneration for these Reliques.
Vocabulary lists containing veneration
Pride and Prejudice
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The Federalist Papers, No. 14 by James Madison
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Society and Solitude
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