Veneration (Latin: veneratio; Greek: τιμάω timáō), or veneration of saints, is the act of honoring a saint, a person who has been identified as having...

ancestor veneration is to cultivate kinship values, such as filial piety, family loyalty, and continuity of the family lineage. Ancestor veneration occurs...

Encyclopedia of Islam Schimmel, A. (2014). And Muhammad Is His Messenger: The Veneration of the Prophet in Islamic Piety. USA: University of North Carolina Press...

divine revelation. Catholics distinguish veneration from worship. One of the components of the Catholic veneration of Mary is the focus on her participation...

veneration in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Veneration may refer to: Veneration of the dead Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church Veneration of...

monastery possesses are displayed and venerated each evening at Compline. As with the veneration of icons, the veneration (Greek; δουλια, dulia) of relics...

iconodulia) designates the religious service to icons (kissing and honourable veneration, incense, and candlelight). The term comes from Neoclassical Greek εἰκονόδουλος...

venerate the "Blessing Cross" (hand-cross) which is held by the bishop or priest, and to kiss his hand. This practice is also called the "Veneration of...

feasts. The veneration of marian relics used to be common practice before the Reformation. It was later largely surpassed by the veneration of marian images...

Chinese ancestor veneration, also called Chinese ancestor worship, is an aspect of the Chinese traditional religion which revolves around the ritual celebration...

alone veneration or dulia (Latin veneratio, Greek douleia [δουλεία]), which may be lawfully offered to the saints The external acts of veneration resemble...

reprimanded some bishops for permitting veneration of a man who was merely killed while intoxicated, prohibited veneration of the man, and most significantly...

portal List of blesseds List of saints List of Servants of God List of venerated couples Venerable "Biografia di Carla Ronci" [Biography of Carla Ronci]...

the veneration of icons depicting her with the Child Jesus. For instance, in the Sunday of Orthodoxy the singing of Marian hymns and the veneration of...

veneration of Judas Thaddaeus in Mexico has taken on importance since the mid 20th century, especially in Mexico City. The center for this veneration...

Saint Veneration Among the Jews in Morocco. Wayne State University Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8143-2198-0. Retrieved 7 September 2012. Veneration of saints...

religious institutes, or communities in which the person receives particular veneration. For instance, Kateri Tekakwitha was especially honored in the United...

imprint of Christ's face after she wiped off the blood and sweat. The veneration or commemoration and recognition of patron saints or saints in general...

his veneration appears to have shifted to Cappadocia. The Life of Saint Theodore of Sykeon, written in the 7th century, mentions the veneration of the...

Persian: درود) is an Islamic complimentary Arabic phrase which contains veneration for Muhammad. This phrase is usually expressed by Muslims as part of their...

Catholics. These include various practices regarding the veneration of the saints, especially veneration of the Virgin Mary. Other devotional practices include...

 'Celebration', pronounced [ˈslâʋa]) is a family's annual ceremony and veneration of their patron saint. The ceremony is found mainly among Orthodox Serbs...

is venerated as "most chaste". A specific veneration is attributed to the pure and most Chaste Heart of Joseph.[citation needed] Several venerated images...

The mango cult (Chinese: 芒果崇拜; pinyin: Mángguǒ Chóngbài) was the veneration or worship of mangoes in Mainland China during the Cultural Revolution period...

the contrary that there are not two different degrees of veneration, but a single veneration that is not idolatrous since it treats the image as a door...

Crescentia were martyrs under Diocletian. The earliest testimony for their veneration is offered by the "Martyrologium Hieronymianum" (ed. G. B. de Rossi-Louis...

image veneration in the Church. Leo is said to have described mere image veneration as "a craft of idolatry." He apparently forbade the veneration of religious...

This list of venerated Americans includes saints of the Catholic Church and beati, venerabili, servants of God who are significantly associated with what...

presence and veneration as unacceptable deviations." At the same time, the movement of Islamic Modernism has also opposed the traditional veneration of saints...

placed on the pedestal for veneration. On the day of the puja, these are not to be disturbed. The day is spent in veneration and contemplation. In Karnataka...