a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

The front section of a ship or boat, A bent, curved, or arched object, A weapon consisting of a curved, flexible strip of material, especially wood, strung taut from end to end and used to launch arrows, intransitive verb_ To bend (something) into the shape of a bow, To incline the body or head or bend the knee in greeting, consent, courtesy, acknowledgment, submission, or veneration

The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed, Specifically, the reverence and homage which is or ought to be paid to God or a deity; adoration, sacrifice, praise, prayer, thanksgiving, or other devotional acts performed in honor of the Supreme Being or a god, and as part of religion, Hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain magistrates and others of rank or station, verb_ show devotion to (a deity), attend religious services, love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol, transitive verb_ To pay divine honors to; to reverence with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honor of; to adore; to venerate, intransitive verb_ To perform acts of homage or adoration; esp., to perform religious service, To participate in religious rites of worship, To honor and love as a deity

Dedicated to or set apart for the worship of a deity, Of or relating to religious objects, rites, or practices, Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable