Word #6
Word: veneration
Source: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
How it was used: They greeted him with a solemnity that on this occasion had more of condolence than veneration, for no one was unaware of the degree of his friendship with Heremiah de Saint-Amour.
Definition: ven·er·a·tion (n). 1. a feeling of great respect or reverence for somebody or something. 2. the expression of respect or reverence for somebody or something in words or actions. 3. the condition of being respected or revered.
My Sentence: The jury held the judge in the uppermost veneration.
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