Venerate
Venerate , transitive verb
[Latin veneratus, past participle of venerari to venerate; akin to Venus Venus, Sanskrit van to like, to wish, and English winsome. See Winsome.]
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.
I do not know a man more to be venerated for uprightness of heart and loftiness of genius.