The sun was an object of veneration.venerateven‧e‧rate /ˈvenəreɪt/ verb [transitive] formal 
a symbol of Arab courage, to be venerated for generationsvenerate somebody as something These children are venerated as holy beings.—veneration /ˌvenəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]: The sun was an object of veneration.
WORD ORIGINvenerate
Origin:
1600-1700 Latin past participle of venerari, from venus ‘love, desire’VERB TABLE
venerate
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | venerate |
| he, she, it | venerates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | venerated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have venerated |
| he, she, it | has venerated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had venerated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will venerate |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have venerated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am venerating |
| he, she, it | is venerating | |
| you, we, they | are venerating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was venerating |
| you, we, they | were venerating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been venerating |
| he, she, it | has been venerating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been venerating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be venerating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been venerating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Ataturk died in 1938, but he is still widely venerated in Turkey.
- Ataturk died in 1938, but he still is widely venerated.
- In museum culture the original physical artefact is venerated at the expense of a replica, duplicate, reconstruction, or hologram.
- Mary came to Alexandria in the hope of earning her fare to Jerusalem, where she wished to venerate the true Cross.
- Much is known about Bath, where the hot springs were almost certainly venerated in the pre-Roman Iron Age.
- She has appeared with messages and prophesies and is venerated throughout the world.
- The affair was venerated by later revolutionaries as the opening round in their battle against the autocracy.
- The idea of a place for the dying, so close to a venerated Hindu shrine, upset the temple priests.
- Three other officials of the Old Kingdom came to be venerated as gods because they had been wise, good and successful.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The sun was an object of veneration.
to honour or respect someone or something because they are old, holy, or connected with the past: The sun was an object of veneration. a symbol of Arab courage, to be venerated for generationsvenerate somebody as something These children are venerated as holy beings.—veneration /ˌvenəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]: The sun was an object of veneration.