veneration C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌvɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #31978 Meanings 1 noun Deep respect, reverence, or admiration for someone or something. The old monk was treated with great veneration by the villagers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · deep respect, reverence, or... awereverence Word family Related forms venerealvenus Etymology AI details From Middle French vénération, from Old French veneracion, from Latin veneratio. vénération Middle French veneracion Old French veneratio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # veneration **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌvɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 31978 ## Meanings 1. Deep respect, reverence, or admiration for someone or something. ## Examples - The old monk was treated with great veneration by the villagers. ## Related Forms - venereal - venus ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vénération - Root: veneracion - Root: veneratio ## Etymology From Middle French vénération, from Old French veneracion, from Latin veneratio. ## AI Etymology Veneration is from Middle French vénération, from Old French veneracion, from Latin veneratio. In present-day use, it means deep respect, reverence, or admiration for someone or something. Related forms include venereal, venus. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown