venerating : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: venerating	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for venerating
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
venerating adj feeling or manifesting veneration [syn: respectful, reverential, venerating]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Venerate \Ven"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Venerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Venerating}.] [L. veneratus, p. p. of venerari to venerate; akin to Venus Venus, Skr. van to like, to wish, and E. winsome. See {Winsome}.] To regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate parents and elders. And seemed to venerate the sacred shade. --Dryden. I do not know a man more to be venerated for uprightness of heart and loftiness of genius. --Sir W. Scott. Syn: To reverence; revere; adore; respect.