Antonyms for veneration

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ven-uh-rey-shuhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˌvɛn əˈreɪ ʃən

Definition of veneration

Origin : early 15c., from Middle French veneration, from Latin venerationem (nominative veneratio) "reverence," from past participle stem of venerari "to worship, revere," from venus (genitive veneris) "beauty, love, desire" (see Venus).

noun reverence
noun honoring

Example sentences :

The worship of this new religion is the commemoration and veneration of the dead.
Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet

No lover of mountains has approached Ruskin 14 in intensity of veneration.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

Then Iona,—'the sacred place which as long as I can remember, I had thought on with veneration.'
Extract from : « James Boswell » by William Keith Leask

The love, the gratitude, and the veneration of a nation could not save him.
Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. » by Various

How could Beecher have felt any other than veneration for one so gifted?
Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

I really believe they have no veneration for old institutions in England.
Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever

No one near by had a claim on his veneration or his obedience.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

He regarded her with awe and veneration, and murmured that she was a lily of goodness.
Extract from : « Three Margarets » by Laura E. Richards

The origin of the veneration of the cat was, it is said, her mice-destroying power.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various

There used to be thousands who recognized it with veneration and affection.
Extract from : « The Making Of A Novelist » by David Christie Murray

Synonyms for veneration

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