veneration

(eg. sonnet, vexed, girl )

veneration /ˌvɛ nə ˈreɪ ʃən/ ?

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When the parrot dies, she has it stuffed and set in her room among her items of religious veneration.
In Chasing Amy, he found the poignancy in male bluster, the warmth in a guy's rivalry with and veneration of that other species, The Girl.
That makes al-Askari one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest sites, exceeded in veneration only by the shrines of Najaf and Karbala.

Howard Zinn called nationalism "a set of beliefs taught to each generation in which the Motherland or the Fatherland is an object of veneration and becomes a burning cause for which one becomes willing to kill the children of other Motherlands or...
on Jul 6, 2010 By: Howard Zinn Source: Scoop.co.nz
"As the Christian faithful of India give thanks to God for their first native daughter to be presented for public veneration, I wish to assure them of my prayers during this difficult time," Benedict said.
on Oct 12, 2008 By: Pope Benedict XVI Source: AFP
"Today, I made a visit here to share respect and veneration for spirits of the war dead," Abe told reporters.
on Aug 14, 2009 By: Shinzo Abe Source: AFP