veneration

noun
/ˌvɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French vénération, from Old French veneracion, from Latin veneratio.

  1. derived from veneratio
  2. derived from veneracion
  3. derived from vénération

Definitions

  1. The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.

  2. Profound reverence, respect or awe.

    • In Miss Jemima's eyes an autograph letter of her sister, Miss Pinkerton, was an object of as deep veneration as would have been a letter from a sovereign.
  3. Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at veneration. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at veneration. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at veneration

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA