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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Veneration \Ven'er*a"tion\, noun [L. veneratio: cf. F. v['e]n['e]ration.] 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.
We find a secret awe and veneration for one who moves about us in regular and illustrious course of virtue. --Addison.
Syn: Awe; reverence; respect. See {Reverence}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
veneration
noun
1: a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God" [syn: {fear}, {reverence}, {awe}]
2: religious zeal; willingness to serve God [syn: {idolatry}, {devotion}, {cultism}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "veneration": admiration, adoration, apotheosis, appreciation, approbation, approval, awe, breathless adoration, churchgoing, co-worship, conformity, consideration, courtesy, cult, cultism, cultus, deference, deification, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, dulia, dutifulness, duty, esteem, estimation, exaggerated respect, faith, faithfulness, favor, great respect, hero worship, high regard, homage, honor, hyperdulia, idolatry, idolization, latria, love of God, observance, pietism, piety, piousness, prestige, prostration, regard, religion, religionism, religiousness, respect, reverence, reverential regard, theism, transcendent wonder, worship, worshipfulness, worshiping
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