a. rare. [f. VENERATE v. + -IVE.] Of the nature of, inclined or disposed to, veneration. Also Venerativeness.
1826. W. Emmons, Oration & Poem, 4 July, 13.
| And must we pause—here, end the flowing song, | |
| In venerative silence, lock the tongue? |
1829. T. Hook, Bank to Barnes, 104. They found the Organ of Venerativeness strongly developed.
1860. Cockburn Muir, Pagan or Christian? 37. A venerative love for the teachings of the Christian Faith.
1862. All the Year Round, 27 Sept., 61/1. I for one, when a venerative youth, have felt a thrill of joy at being kindly nodded to over a bumper by some distinguished personage.
