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venerate (verb):
1 : to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
2 : to honor (an icon, a relic, etc.) with a ritual act of devotion
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Venerate comes from the Latin root venerari, which has the various meanings of “to solicit the good will of,” “to worship,” “to pay homage to,” and “to hold in awe.” That root is related to Venus, which, as a proper noun, is the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
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