@yockeypuck @LouisConde
"ORIGIN OF VENERATE
1
1615–25; <Latin venerātus, past participle of venerārī to solicit the goodwill of (a god), worship, revere, verbal derivative of vener-, stem of venus, presumably in its original sense “desire”; see Venus)"
"WORDS RELATED TO VENERATE
cherishesteemexalthallowidolizeadmireadoreapotheosizeappreciatedeifyhonorloveregardrespectreverencetreasurevalueworshiplook up toput on a pedestal"
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/venerate
Venerate saints?
Venerate can mean worship