English → Latin
“venerate” in Latin
venerorto worship, adore, revere, venerate; to pay (one's) respectsadōrōto speak to, accost, address; negotiate a matter with; to bring an accusation, accuse; to speak to someone to obtain somrevereorto stand in awe (of), regard, respect, honor, reverence, revere; to stand in fear (of); to be afraid, fearcolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,mīrificuswonderful, amazing, miraculousobservōto observe, watch, pay attention to; to guard, keep watch over; to heed, regard, respect
The English word venerate itself goes back to Latin venus, through venerātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
venerate
venerari: adorare (the latter the stronger, not used by Cic.; both with the addition of ut deum, when spoken of a man to whom divine honor is paid): revereri.
In a wider sense = to love and honor, colere: mirifice or diligentissime colere: observare: (diligenter) colere et observare: observare et diligere: in honore habere. To venerate as a parent, or with a filial affection, aliquem in parentis loco colere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for venerate?
- The usual Latin words for “venerate” are veneror, adōrō, revereor; also colō, mīrificus, observō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.