Literary notes about Venerated (AI summary)
In literature, "venerated" is deployed to express a deep and almost sacred reverence that can pertain to individuals, objects, or institutions. Its usage spans from describing prominent figures who command admiration—even when forbidden to speak, as with Mr. May [1] or the old Marquis [2]—to sacred relics and emblems loved by entire communities, such as those preserved in cathedrals [3] or central to religious ceremonies [4, 5]. The term also finds itself linked with the exaltation of cultural heroes and national founders, highlighted in references to divinized monarchs or deified symbols [6, 7]. Whether evoking the personal adoration of beloved kin [8, 9] or the collective esteem for objects imbued with historical or mythic significance [10, 11], "venerated" serves as a powerful literary device to capture the profound honor bestowed upon its subjects.
- Even Mr. May, who was venerated by all Syracuse, was not allowed to speak.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper - Everybody loved and venerated the old Marquis, and even in his foibles, he was thoroughly respected.
— from La Vendée by Anthony Trollope - The Sacred Countenance : An image in cedar wood, of Byzantine workmanship, still preserved and venerated in the cathedral of Lucca.
— from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri - [23] Another venerated tree was the myrtle, a branch of which was used as an essential accompaniment in all religious functions.
— from The Sacred Tree; or, the tree in religion and myth by Philpot, J. H., Mrs. - The confluence of two or more rivers is often a venerated and holy place.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - The king of Siam “is venerated equally with a divinity.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer - Few monarchs have been more justly venerated than George the Third, or have left behind them more unquestionable evidences of real personal piety.
— from The Works of William Cowper His life, letters, and poems, now first completed by the introduction of Cowper's private correspondence by William Cowper - Never before, Siddhartha had venerated a person so much, never before he had loved a person as much as this one.
— from Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - I deeply venerated my cousin’s talent and principle.
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë - This venerated emblem was a pine tree which had preserved the slender grace of youth, while it equalled the loftiest height of the old wood-monarchs.
— from Twice-told tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne - This was thought to be a miracle, and it was certainly, at least, a special providence of God to save such a venerated image.
— from The Story of Don John of Austria by Luis Coloma
