noun (n)

• a feeling of profound respect for someone or something(noun.feeling)

  Example:
  His respect for the law bordered on veneration.
  

  Synonym:
  awe, fear, reverence
  

  source: wordnet30
• religious zeal; the willingness to serve God(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  cultism, devotion, idolatry
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of venerating, or the state of being venerated; the highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with awe; a feeling or sentimental excited by the dignity, wisdom, or superiority of a person, by sacredness of character, by consecration to sacred services, or by hallowed associations.(noun)

  source: webster1913