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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ven-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛn əˌreɪt



Definition of venerated

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Latin veneratus, past participle of venerari "to reverence, worship" (see veneration). Related: Venerated; venerating.
  • verb revere
Example sentences :
  • At least I venerated his thorough understanding of what was to me a splendid mystery.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • Why, then, did he address the ancestors by the venerated names of grandfather and grandmother?
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • It is said to be for this peculiarity that the scarabæus was venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 » by Various
  • They had venerated him, and many of them had never set eyes on his person.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • He was a Toltec deity, and was venerated as the god of the air.
  • Extract from : « South American Fights and Fighters » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • The 23d which I have the honor to command, yesterday venerated you as an ancestor.
  • Extract from : « The Man With The Broken Ear » by Edmond About
  • Nevertheless, everywhere the mystery of the tomb is venerated.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 » by Theophile Gautier
  • He would wed her, and the old homestead she venerated should be hers indeed.
  • Extract from : « The Wall Between » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • His pictures, his relics, are venerated as with the devotion paid to a patron saint.
  • Extract from : « Kosciuszko » by Monica Mary Gardner
  • It is one of the oldest and most venerated sanctuaries of India.
  • Extract from : « Celebrated Travels and Travellers » by Jules Verne

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