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单词 veneration
释义
veneration
noun[U]
uk
/ˌven.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌven.ɚˈeɪ.ʃən/
thefeelingoractofvenerating(= very muchrespecting)someone or something:
尊重感，尊重行为；敬重感，敬重行为
Gandhibecameanobjectofwidespreadveneration because of hisunceasingstruggleforfreedomandequality.甘地因不断争取自由和平等而广受崇敬。
I cannotfindwords toexpressthe veneration Ifeelfor those men.我对那些男人的崇敬之情无以言表。
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  • Thetombsbecameaplaceofgreatveneration, andpeopleflockedthere topray.
  • There isn't the same veneration ofpopstarsas there waseven10yearsago.
  • Veneration ofancestorswas veryimportantinCelticreligion.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing respect and admiration
  • admiration
  • admire
  • admiring
  • admiringly
  • approvingly
  • freedom
  • fulsomely
  • fulsomeness
  • glorify
  • hallow
  • homage
  • honour
  • payyourrespectsidiom
  • putsomeoneon a pedestalidiom
  • respectful
  • respectfully
  • retire
  • retire a numberidiom
  • revere
  • reverence
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(Definition ofvenerationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofveneration

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Given the similarities among these models, identifying a single characteristic (such as ancestorvenerationor corporate proper ty) is insufficient to distinguish a lineage.
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There are already some indications that the story had been altered or the sites ofvenerationchanged for political convenience.
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They have described how different modalities ofvenerationhave been conscripted for this task.
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Thevenerationof age was especially salient in the iconic tradition.
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He situated them in the context of ancestor worship ceremonies and thevenerationof the idol embodying the atmospheric phenomena of lightning, rain, and wind.
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Two burials within the shrine indicate ancestorveneration.
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Contemporary goddessvenerationis remarkably loose and encompassing, whether it be cosmic, ancient, or aligned with very conservative religious traditions.
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Part of the value system of traditional society was thevenerationof elders.
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Yet the statue, as well as the continuedvenerationof the man, also serves as site and/or issue of dissension and 'unresolved disunities ' (ibid.).
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This has left unexplained, however, thevenerationgranted to his music by the audience for his records from the 1960s to today.
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They have not been recovered in mor tuary contexts, caches, orvenerationritual deposits.
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I am suggesting that this is also the way to maintain feelings ofvenerationor attachment.
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Once there was a 'golden age ' of ageing, then a transition fromvenerationto degradation.
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Ancestors are revered, and worship focuses onvenerationof these lineage founders.
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Even if they may have known the erosion of the sultanveneration, why did they choose to support the rebels?
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