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  • 51Pilgrimages — • Journeys made to some place with the purpose of venerating it, or in order to ask there for supernatural aid, or to discharge some religious obligation. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pilgrimages     Pilgrimages …

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  • 52Relics — • An object, notably part of the body or clothes, remaining as a memorial of a departed saint Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Relics     Relics      …

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  • 53adore — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. love, worship, idolize. Ant., hate, condemn. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To worship] Syn. venerate, revere, glorify; see revere , worship 2 . 2. [To love] Syn. cherish, treasure, love, prize; see love 1 …

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  • 54worship — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Reverence Nouns 1. worship, adoration, devotion, homage, service; religious rites or observance; respect, reverence, veneration; cult; deification, idolization. See idolatry, gratitude, religion, rite. 2 …

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  • 55revere — revere1 [ri vir′] vt. revered, revering [< Fr or L: Fr révérer < L revereri < re , again + vereri, to fear, feel awe < IE base * wer , to cover, protect > WARN] to regard with deep respect, love, and awe; venerate SYN. REVERE1… …

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  • 56Revere — Re*vere , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Revering}.] [L. revereri; pref. re re + vereri to fear, perh. akin to E. wary: cf. F. r[ e]v[ e]rer.] To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; …

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  • 57Revered — Revere Re*vere , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Revering}.] [L. revereri; pref. re re + vereri to fear, perh. akin to E. wary: cf. F. r[ e]v[ e]rer.] To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe… …

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  • 58Revering — Revere Re*vere , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Revering}.] [L. revereri; pref. re re + vereri to fear, perh. akin to E. wary: cf. F. r[ e]v[ e]rer.] To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe… …

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  • 59Venial — Ve ni*al, a. [OF. venial, F. v[ e]niel, L. venialis, from venia forgiveness, pardon, grace, favor, kindness; akin to venerari to venerate. See {Venerate}.] 1. Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or… …

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  • 60Venial sin — Venial Ve ni*al, a. [OF. venial, F. v[ e]niel, L. venialis, from venia forgiveness, pardon, grace, favor, kindness; akin to venerari to venerate. See {Venerate}.] 1. Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial… …

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