All 5 Uses of
venerate
in
Jane Eyre
- I suppose I have a considerable organ of veneration, for I retain yet the sense of admiring awe with which my eyes traced her steps.†
p. 56.9veneration = feelings of respect and reverence
- Then they seemed so familiar with French names and French authors: but my amazement reached its climax when Miss Temple asked Helen if she sometimes snatched a moment to recall the Latin her father had taught her, and taking a book from a shelf, bade her read and construe a page of Virgil; and Helen obeyed, my organ of veneration expanding at every sounding line.†
p. 87.5
- I deeply venerated my cousin's talent and principle.
p. 475.1 *venerated = regarded with feelings of respect and reverence
- I felt veneration for St. John — veneration so strong that its impetus thrust me at once to the point I had so long shunned.†
p. 482.1veneration = feelings of respect and reverence
- I felt veneration for St. John — veneration so strong that its impetus thrust me at once to the point I had so long shunned.†
p. 482.1
Definition:
regard with feelings of respect and reverence