| To a papist, Luther thought, the crucifix was indeed an idol, something to be venerated and bowed down to. |
| Since the sixteenth century, human anatomy had been one of the most venerated medical sciences of the early modern period. |
| In the past, especially the distant past, the saints were venerated as prodigies, miracle-workers, intercessors, protectors. |
| All were intimately tied to the historic dead who were exhumed and venerated for the symbolism of their unique state of preservation. |
| James is the somewhat dim young banker venerated by two Buddhist monks as a spiritual master. |
| Keats was criticised as uncouth and inharmonious but is now venerated as one of our greatest Romantic poets. |
