Oh, love ya, WVKayacker! Your own example gave a hint of the semantic range. Here's a few more from Thesaurus.com:
Venerate. Revere, honor, observe, respect, cherish, esteem, exalt, admire, appreciate, love, regard, treasure, value, look up to, think highly of.
These local Dutch communities still venerate (respect) the WWII-era U.S. soldiers' graves...
Ethical doctors still venerate (observe) the principles handed down by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrites...
We venerate (look up to) the Pilgrim fathers because of their devotion to a Christian way of life....
The Mennonites venerate (think highly of) Menno Simons as their founder...
The Bible says we should venerate (honor) our parents and our elders....
To venerate (recognize) Mrs. Johnsons fifty-five years of service in the school system, the county is naming a school in her honor...
The town plans to venerate (show appreciation for) the former president by naming a street after him....
I suspect you venerate Blessed Mary, too, if you are a Christian. She herself said, "All generations will call me blessed."
well done.
- Foundation Marypages -
Our foundation has the objective to develop, expand and maintain the Marypages website to promote the Roman Catholic belief and especially the Devotion of Our Blessed Mother, Mary.
|
If your donation is 50 Euro or higher, then you will also receive a beautiful light blue rosary from Lourdes. In the rosary is a little holy water from the source in Lourdes.
Any extra income generated will be donated to compassionate projects with a Catholic basis. We are registered at the Chamber of Commerce Flevoland under number 39100629.
To make a donation, please click the button below.
God bless you.