A WORD A DAY.
VENERATE. This is a strong, dignified word which conies to us directly from the Latin veneratus, “revered,” from venus, “love” akin to the Sanskrit van, “to serve or to honour.” That which we venerate we fevere, we admire, we reverence with awe, but we do not fear. Some authorities feel that “reverence” is a more exalted sentiment than “venerate,” since we venerate things that are nearer to ourselves than tho.se we reverence. The predominant thought of dignity, wisdom and superiority with which we clothe “veneration,” however, raises it to the highest human emotions. It is seldom that one finds his feeling of veneration misplaced, for nobility is not easily disguised. The sensation inspired by venerating has an uplifting effect on both the one who is humbly admiring and the object of veneration.
We accent the first syllable of ven-er-ate. Sound first e as H in end, second e as in maker, a as in late. “ ’Tis a venerated name, —and one much* cherished.’*
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Southland Times, Issue 21099, 3 June 1930, Page 8
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167A WORD A DAY. Southland Times, Issue 21099, 3 June 1930, Page 8
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