Do you kneel before God?
Do you kneel before Marys statue?
Do you pray to God?
Do you pray to Mary?
Do you have stained glass windows of Christ?
Do you have stained glass windows of Mary?
Do you put flowers on the altar before God?
Do you put flowers on the altars before mary?
Do you light candles before statues of Christ?
Do you light candles before the statue of Mary?
In what way does "respect somebody" and " to regard somebody with profound respect."" differ from "to treat somebody or something as divine"
BTW you forgot to post the synonyms for venerate
Synonyms: adore, deify, glorify, revere, reverence, worship
Ohh yea and synonyms for worship...
3. honor, homage, adoration, idolatry. 7. honor, venerate, revere, adore, glorify, idolize, adulate.
Ummm a distinction without a difference....
“Ummm a distinction without a difference....”
From the Rocket Scientist who cannot figure out the meaning of VICAR, that is rich.
Here is a hint sweetie - we venerate God whom we worship, but there are many we venerate who we do NOT worship. Like salutes to a General.
One more clue Sis, in the Catholic world (which you claim to have been raised in but clearly have no clue about), in the Orthodox world, in much of both the Anglican and Lutheran communities the HIGHEST form of WORSHIP is reserved to ONLY the Triune God. What you misidentify (along with all of your other errors) as BLASPHEMY the vast majority of Christendom from the Last Supper until now celebrates as the Holy Eucharist.
If anyone has the ping lists for the Orthodox, Anglican and High Lutherans here, please ping them - an ignorant (to be charitable) soul is crying out in pain for education. You might start her with the word VICAR as she has demonstrated her ignorance of that word. She also has seemed to have trouble with the concept “The Gospel” on this thread as well. As a corporal act of mercy, please help her!
“... honor, venerate, revere, adore, glorify, idolize, adulate.***
Your definition above includes honor. If I say I honor my husband, does it mean I idolize him?
I’ll give you one of my favorite words: SANGUINE
It can mean either bloody or peaceful. Amazing how words can have different meanings according how they are used.
Take your pick. We Catholics have taken ours when it comes to honor or love.