nnoun.feelinga feeling of profound respect for someone or somethingSynset:awe fear veneration
Examples:- the fear of God
- the Chinese reverence for the dead
- the French treat food with gentle reverence
- his respect for the law bordered on veneration
Derivationally Related Form:reverereverentreverentialreverenceveneratefear
Hypernyms:emotion
Inherited Hypernyms:fearemotionfeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitiona reverent mental attitudeAntonyms:irreverence
Derivationally Related Form:reverereverentialreverentreverence
Hypernyms:attitude mental attitude
Inherited Hypernyms:reverenceattitudecognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actan act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)Hypernyms:action
Inherited Hypernyms:reverenceactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bowbowingcurtseycurtsyobeisance
Full Hyponyms:bowcurtsygenuflectionkowtowsalaamscrape
vverb.emotionregard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe ofSynset:fear revere venerate
Examples:- Fear God as your father
- We venerate genius
Derivationally Related Form:venerationveneratorfearreverentreverence
Hypernyms:esteem prise prize respect value
Inherited Hypernyms:reverencerespectseethinkevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:enshrinesaintworship
Full Troponyms:enshrineworship
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: venerate)