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Knowing the feeling of veneration, almost of awe, with which Davies was regarded by many of the Indians, he desired to avail himself of the fact and send him to make the arrest, and at last Davies asserted himself.— Under Fire
Miriam rushed at the powder-puff--there was no one in the room--snatched it up and gazed at it with droll veneration, then stood rapt a moment before the charming petticoats ("That's Dunoyer's first underskirt," she said to her mother) while Sherringham explained that in this apartment an actress traditionally changed her gown when the transaction was simple enough to save the long ascent to her loge_.— The Tragic Muse
Among their objects of religious veneration was the sacred bull called Apis.— Darius the Great Makers of History
This shrine is preserved in a brazen coffer, and is only exposed for veneration--on the grand altar, once a year, on Christmas Day Footnote 45: Fleurs de Catholicisme_, vol. iii. p. 236 The ox and ass are indispensable accessories to a picture of the Nativity, and it is said that their introduction rests on an old tradition mentioned by St. Jerome, and also on a text of prophecy: "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib.— A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide
Therefore His human nature should receive a certain veneration proper thereto, besides the veneration which is given to His Godhead On the contrary, We read in the chapters of the Fifth Council [*Second Council of Constantinople, coll.— Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition

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