English → Latin
“veneration” in Latin
venerātiōreverence, veneration; worshipadōrātiōworship, adorationcolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,superstitiōsuperstition
The English word veneration itself goes back to Latin venus, through veneratio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
veneration
veneratio: adoratio (early, and in Liv., etc.): cultus: Superstitious veneration, superstitio, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for veneration?
- The usual Latin words for “veneration” are venerātiō, adōrātiō, colō; also superstitiō. 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.