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vĕnĕrābĭlis, e, adj. [veneror].

  1. I. Pass., worthy of respect or reverence, reverend, venerable (not ante-Aug.): venerabilis vir miraculo litterarum … venerabilior divinitate credita Carmentae matris, Liv. 1, 7, 8: magnos quidem illos ac venerabiles, Quint. 12, 1, 18: dives, Hor. S. 2, 5, 14: donum, Verg. A. 6, 408: partes eloquentiae (with sacrae), Tac. Or. 10.
  2. II. Act., showing veneration, venerating, revering, reverential (post-class.): senatus in deum, Val. Max. 1, 1, 15: verba erga deos, id. 2, 4, 4.

vĕnĕrābĭlĭter, adv. [venerabilis, II.], with veneration, reverently: assensus his dictis, Macr. S. 7, 11: exceperunt victorem, Val. Max. 5, 1, 5.

vĕnĕrābundus, a, um, adj. [veneror], venerating, revering, reverential: venerabundi templum iniere, Liv. 5, 22; 5, 41; 1, 16; Suet. Calig. 5.

vĕnĕrandus, a, um, Part. and P. a. of veneror.

vĕnĕranter, adv., v. veneror fin. B.

vĕnĕrārĭus, a, um, adj. [1. Venus], of or belonging to love, venereal (very rare, for Venereus): res, i. e. coition, Petr. 61.

vĕnĕrātĭo, ōnis, f. [veneror], the highest respect, reverence, veneration.

  1. I. Lit. (rare but class.): habet enim venerationem justam quicquid excellit, Cic. N. D. 1, 17, 45: tui, Plin. 1, praef. § 4: capita aperire non venerationis causā, id. 28, 6, 17, § 60: praeter ingenitam illi genti erga reges suos venerationem, Curt. 3, 6, 17; 6, 6, 29; 5, 10, 2; 7, 8, 4; 10, 5, 11; Val. Max. 3, 7, 3; 4, 1, 12; 4, 6, 1; 5, 1, 7; Quint. 1, 10, 9; 12, 11, 7; Plin. Pan. 54, 2; id. Ep. 1, 10, 6; 2, 1, 4; Tac. H. 1, 10; 4, 65; id. A. 15, 74.
  2. II. Transf., object., the quality that commands veneration, venerable character, venerableness (only post-Aug.): amici Alexandri ejus virtutis ac venerationis erant, ut singulos reges putares. Just. 13, 1, 10.

vĕnĕrātor, ōris, m. [veneror], a reverencer, venerator: domūs vestrae, Ov. P. 2, 2, 1: deorum, Arn. 7, 237: idolorum, Aug. Conf. 8, 2.

Vĕnĕrĕus and Vĕnĕrĭus, a, um, v. 1. Venus.

* Vĕnĕrĭ-văgus, a, um, adj [1. Venus], vagabond in love, libidinous, dissolute, Varr. ap. Non. 46, 13.

vĕnĕro, āre, v. veneror fin.

vĕnĕror, ātus, 1, v. dep. a. [Sanscr. vankh, wish, pray; cf. O. H. Germ. wunsc; Engl. wish; and Lat. Venus, venustas], to reverence with religious awe, to worship, adore, revere, venerate.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. Of religious worship offered to the gods, etc. (class.; syn.: adoro, colo, revereor): di quos nos colere precari venerarique soleamus, Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 119: venerari et colere deos, id. ib. 2, 28, 71: auguste sancteque deos omnes, id. ib. 3, 21, 53: simulacrum in precibus, id. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94: eum (Epicurum) ut deum, id. Tusc. 1, 21, 48: eos in deorum numero (with colere), id. Agr. 2, 35, 95: lapidem e sepulcro pro deo, id. Planc. 40, 95: Larem Farre pio, Verg. A. 5, 745: majestatem naturae deorum, Quint. 3, 7, 7: templa dei, Verg. A. 3, 84.
    2. B. With men or things as objects, to revere, do homage to, reverence, honor (not ante-Aug.): quin omne humanum genus secundum deos nomen Romanum veneretur, Liv. 36, 17, 15: veneratur illos populus idem colitque, Sen. Ira, 3, 41, 3: Satrium utque Pomponium venerebamur, Tac. A. 6, 8: sic patris sic mariti memoriam venerari, id. Agr. 46: omnes qui aliquid in studiis faciunt venerari studeo, Plin. Ep. 6, 17, 5; 7, 31, 5: spectacula edentes, Suet. Claud. 12: ut humilitas amplitudinem venerari debet, Val. Max. 3, 8, 7: canos ejus et annos, id. 4, 5, ext. 2: principes, id. 8, 5, 6: antiquorum curam diligentiamque, Plin. 27, 2, 2, § 4: (Augustum), Hor. C. 4, 14, 52: amicos, Ov. P. 1, 2, 51: se (scribentes), Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 107; 2, 1, 263.
  2. II. Transf., to ask reverently for any thing, to beseech, implore, beg, entreat, supplicate; with ut: nunc quisquis est deus, veneror, Ut nos ex hac aerumnā miseras eximat, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 37; 5, 2, 62; id. Poen. 5, 1, 17; id. Aul. prol. 8; cf. an old formula of prayer in Liv. 8, 9, 7: qui multa deos venerati sint contra ejus salutem, Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 2: nihil horum, Hor. S. 2, 6, 8: nec tu supplicibus me sis venerata tabellis, Prop. 2, 20 (3, 13), 33.
    Note:
      1. 1. Act. collat, form vĕnĕro, āre: saluto te, vicine Apollo, veneroque te, Ne, etc., Plaut. Bacch. 2, 1, 4: ut venerem Lucinam meam, id. Truc. 2, 5, 23.
      2. 2. Veneror, as passive, App. M. 11, p. 257, 25; Ambros. Ep. 17, 1.—vĕnĕrātus, a, um, in a pass. signif.: Ceres, Hor, S. 2, 2, 124: Sibylla, Verg. A. 3, 460; cf. Prisc. p. 794.
    1. A. vĕ-nĕrandus, a, um, P. a., worthy of veneration, venerable: VENERANDISSIMI CAESARES, Inscr. Grut. 209, 2; Paul. Nol. Ep. 38, 3.
    2. B. vĕnĕranter, adv., with veneration, reverently (eccl. Lat.): adorant omnes, Tert. Carm. Judic. Dom. 184; Sedul. 5, 432.

1. Vĕnus, ĕris

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  1. I. gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1: filius Veneris, i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf. puerum, id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2: Veneris mensis, i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.): sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus, Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6: Venus trivio conmissa, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.
      2. 2. Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved: nec veneres nostras hoc fallit, Lucr. 4, 1185: mea Venus, Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.
      3. 3. Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.; not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus? Hor. C. 4, 13, 17: ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque, id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1: fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte, Hor. A. P. 320: sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem, Quint. 10, 1, 100: quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur, id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.
        Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.
        Plur.: profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5: Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est, Quint. 10, 1, 79.
      4. 4. The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.
      5. 5. The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.
  2. II. Derivv.: Vĕnĕrĕus or Vĕnĕrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus: sacerdos, Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23: antistita, id. ib. 3, 2, 10: nepotulus, id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28: nutricatus, id. ib. 3, 1, 54: servi, temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143: visa, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141: delphinus, wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1: nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse, id. 19, 9, 9: pira, a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.
    1. B. Substt.
      1. 1. Vĕnĕrĕus (Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.
      2. 2. Vĕnĕrĕi (Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.
      3. 3. Vĕnĕrĕae (Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.