venerate

ven|er|ate /v'enəreɪt/ (venerates venerating venerated)
[VERB] V n
If you venerate someone or something, you value them or feel great respect for them. (FORMAL)
My father venerated General Eisenhower.
= revere
● venerated [ADJ]
Jerusalem is Christianity's most venerated place.
● veneration [N-UNCOUNT]
Churchill was held in near veneration during his lifetime.