Bible Encyclopedia: Veneration

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Greek

987. blasphemeo -- to slander, hence to speak lightly or profanely ...
... 987 (from , "sluggish, slow" and 5345 , "reputation, fame") -- properly, to acknowledge
good (worthy of respect, veneration); hence, to which moral values. ...
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2150. eusebeia -- piety
... 2150 ("godly heart-response") naturally expresses itself in reverence for
God, ie what He calls sacred (worthy of veneration). Word ...
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4576. sebo -- to worship
... worship, adore. 4576 -- properly, ; to hold something (someone) in high respect;
showing the or (veneration) of someone who is . [4576 ...
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4574. sebasma -- an object of worship
... Noun, Neuter Transliteration: sebasma Phonetic Spelling: (seb'-as-mah) Short Definition:
an object of worship Definition: an object of worship or veneration. ...
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2152. eusebes -- pious
... Cognate: 2152 (an adjective, derived from 2095 , "well, good" and 4576 , "pay homage,
veneration") -- , respectful (showing due ). See 2150 (). ...
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2317. theosebeia -- fear of God
... piety. Cognate: 2317 -- properly, God-fearing (veneration); godly respect,
reverence (used only in 1 Tim 2:10). See 2318 (). Word ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3371. Yoqtheel -- a city in Judah, also a city in Edom
... Probably from the same as Yaqeh and 'el; veneration of God (compare Yquwthiy'el);
Joktheel, the name of a place in Palestine, and of one in Idumaea -- Joktheel ...
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Library

The veneration of saints and relics
... INTRODUCTION VI. The veneration of saints and relics took its rise on the
overthrow of paganism at the time of Constantine. It was ...
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Excursus on the Present Teaching of the Latin and Greek Churches ...
... are to be venerated by the faithful, through which [bodies] many benefits are bestowed
by God on men; so that they who affirm that veneration and honour are ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/excursus on the present teaching.htm

Whether Christ's Humanity and Godhead are to be Adored with the ...
... Objection 3: Further, if the soul of Christ were not united to the Word, it would
have been worthy of veneration on account of the excellence of its wisdom and ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether christs humanity and godhead.htm

The Chief Cause of Trouble a Logomachy.
... No doubt, too, certain marks of veneration used in the East were not practised in
Gaul; but the Council of Nice did not go into these particulars. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/iv the chief cause of.htm

Of God and his Attributes.
... one's consideration, though indeed it can never be sufficiently considered, I shall
here only take notice of that habitual worship and veneration which we ...
/.../sect i of god and.htm

The Letter of the Synod to the Emperor and Empress.
... As there is also the veneration of honour, love and fear. ... So also there is another
veneration which comes of fear alone, thus Jacob venerated Esau. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/the letter of the synod 2.htm

The Flight of the Woman.
... and the pious few were almost oppressed by the vicious multitude." Of their doctrines
he says: "Fictions, of early origin" (about saint veneration and relics ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the flight of the woman.htm

The Episcopal Chair of James.
... of the city in 70 ad As Stroth drily remarks: "Man hatte auch wohl nichts wichtigeres
zu retten, als einen Stuhl!" The beginning of that veneration of relics ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter xix the episcopal chair of.htm

Letter Lxv. (AD 402. )
... To the Aged [1874] Xantippus, My Lord Most Blessed and Worthy of Veneration, and
My Father and Colleague in the Priestly Office, Augustin Sends Greeting in the ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter lxv a d 402.htm

Excursus on the Council of Frankfort, AD 794.
... the Pope present and composed of the bishops of Gaul, Germany, and Aquitaine, devoted
its attention to a consideration of the question of the veneration due to ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/excursus on the council of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The act of venerating, or the state of being venerated; the highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with awe; a feeling or sentimental excited by the dignity, wisdom, or superiority of a person, by sacredness of character, by consecration to sacred services, or by hallowed associations.

Thesaurus

Veneration (1 Occurrence)
... by hallowed associations. Multi-Version Concordance Veneration (1 Occurrence).
2 Thessalonians 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself ...
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Reverence (42 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for
a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration. ...
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Worship (332 Occurrences)
... 8. (vt) To pay divine honors to; to reverence with supreme respect and veneration;
to perform religious exercises in honor of; to adore; to venerate. ...
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Vein (1 Occurrence)

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Jacob's (34 Occurrences)
... "Unfortunately, the well of Jacob has not escaped that misplaced religious veneration
which cannot be satisfied with leaving the object of it as it is, but ...
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Godliness (16 Occurrences)
... The whole of practical piety (1 Timothy 4:8; 2 Peter 1:6). "It supposes knowledge,
veneration, affection, dependence, submission, gratitude, and obedience." In ...
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Idolatrous (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive attachment or reverence; as,
an idolatrous veneration for antiquity. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Idolatry (14 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect or love which borders
on adoration. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. IDOLATRY. ...
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Rachel (42 Occurrences)
... Bethlehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave". Her sepulchre is still
regarded with great veneration by the Jews. Its traditional ...
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Reverent (8 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Expressing reverence, veneration, devotion, or submission; as, reverent
words; reverent behavior. Multi-Version Concordance Reverent (8 Occurrences). ...
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Bible Concordance

Veneration (1 Occurrence)

2 Thessalonians 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself on high against all called God, or object of veneration; so that he himself sits down in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
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Subtopics

Veneration

Veneration for Parents

Related Terms

Reverence (42 Occurrences)

Worship (332 Occurrences)

Vein (1 Occurrence)

Jacob's (34 Occurrences)

Godliness (16 Occurrences)

Idolatrous (4 Occurrences)

Idolatry (14 Occurrences)

Rachel (42 Occurrences)