| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ven·er·a·tion |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  v n  -r  shn |
| NOUN: | 1. The act of venerating. 2. Profound respect or reverence: “The veneration of man has been misdirected” (Lucretia Mott). See synonyms at honor. 3. The condition or status of one who is venerated. | | OTHER FORMS: | vener·ation·al —ADJECTIVE
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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