Both Uses of
venerate
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
- Our parish had been chosen as the U.S. location for the heart's veneration; thousands of Catholics from the Northeast were expected to view the organ.†
*veneration = feelings of respect and reverence
- The real wonder, to me, was the course of events that had brought this ancient relic all the way across an ocean to be venerated.†
venerated = regarded with feelings of respect and reverence
Definition:
regard with feelings of respect and reverence