1) Admire 2) Adore 3) Esteem 4) Exalt 5) Hallow 6) Honor 7) Honour 8) Look up to 9) Revere 10) Worship 1) Esteem 2) Fear 3) Hallow 4) Hero-worship 5) More than look up to 6) Prise 7) Prize 8) Regard as sacred 9) Respect 10) Revere 11) Reverence 12) Think the world of 13) To revere or hold in awe 14) Treat with awe 15) Value 16) Worship 
• (v. t.) To regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate parents and elders.
To regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate parents and elders. 'And seemed to venerate the sacred shade.' (Dryden) 'I do not know a man more to be venerated for uprightness of heart and loftiness of genius.' (Sir W. Scott) ... Synonym: To reverence, revere, adore, respect. ......
Ven'er·ate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Venerated ; present participle & verbal noun Venerating .] [ Latin veneratus , past participle of venerari to venerate; akin to Venus Venus, Sanskrit van
venerate 1. To regard or treat with reverence and devotion; to revere; to regard with respect. 2. To revere suggests awe coupled with profound honor.
An action that shows deep reverence for something sacred. For example, on Good Friday, individuals in the assembly venerate the Cross by bowing before or kissing it.
[ASVAB glossary] regard with feelings of respect and reverence[SAT terms] regard with feelings of respect and reverence regard with feelings of respect and reverence[Intelligent words] regard with feelings of respect and reverence regard with feelings of respect and reverence