Treated with deep respect, reverence, and honor, especially because of age, wisdom, or religious significance.
From Latin 'venerari' (to revere, worship). Came into English through Old French in the Middle Ages, used in both religious and secular contexts of respect.
The same Latin root gives us 'venereal'—originally meaning 'relating to love and desire' from Venus, the Roman goddess, showing how ancient Romans linked reverence to divine feminine power.
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