venerate
verb
- admire, revere
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈvɛnəɹeɪt/
verb
Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin venerātus, perfect active participle of veneror (“to worship, venerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
- To treat with great respect and deference.
- To revere or hold in awe.
“[…] we cannot but venerate in Johnson one of the most exercised minds that our holy religion hath ever formed.”