[vĕńə-rā́shən]
(n.)The act of venerating.
(n.)Profound respect or reverence:“The veneration of man has been…
(n.)The condition or status of one who is venerated.
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Veneration (Latin veneratio , Greek δουλια dulia ), or veneration of saints , is a special act of honoring a saint: a dead person who has been identified as singular in the traditions of the re...
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Images in the Old Testament ... The First Commandment would seem absolutely to forbid the making of any kind of representation of men, animals, or even plants: ... The veneration of images...
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The earliest unmistakable examples of the "worship" — we use the word of course in the relative sense — of the saints is connected with the veneration paid to the martyrs who gave their lives for the Faith.
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Veneration - Definition of Veneration at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Veneration. Look it up now! ... an expression of this feeling: A memorial was erected in veneration of the dead of both world wars.
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Charles Nyamiti throws light on the veneration of the African living dead. ... ANCESTOR VENERATION IN AFRICA By Charles Nyamit ... In many African societies ancestral veneration is one of the central and basic traditional and even contemporary forms of cult. As is indicated by the title, this essay intends to expose briefly...
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The Orthodox Veneration of Mary the Birthgiver of God ... They Are Put to Shame | Zeal Not According to Knowledge: The Immaculate Conception | The Orthodox Veneration of The Mother of God ... The Veneration of the Mother of God...
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V. The Veneration of the Saints as a Foundation for the Veneration of the Virgin Mary ... THE VENERATION OF THE MOTHER OF THE LORD is of the same order as the veneration of all the saints, and shares with it a common foundation; excepting only that among the saints, the Most Holy Virgin Mary naturally occupies the first...
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