venerator
One who reveres
A venerator is someone who venerates—who regards something or someone with deep respect, reverence, or devotion.
The word appears most often in religious contexts, describing those who honor saints, relics, or sacred objects: venerators of the Virgin Mary, venerators gathered at the shrine.
Outside religion, it describes devoted admirers: venerators of the Constitution.
One who venerates
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- pilgrimReligious journey-taker
- supplicantOne who humbly entreats
- acolyteClergy's ceremonial assistant
disciple · monk · nun · clergy · faithful · believer · penitent · mystic
One who esteems another
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- aficionadoKnowledgeable, passionate follower
- fanAdmirer or air mover
follower · champion · advocate · supporter · patron · collector · connoisseur · buff
worshipper
One who venerates
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- pilgrimReligious journey-taker
- supplicantOne who humbly entreats
acolyte · disciple · monk · nun · clergy · faithful · believer · penitent · mystic · ascetic
admirer
One who esteems another
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- aficionadoKnowledgeable, passionate follower
fan · follower · champion · advocate · supporter · patron · collector · connoisseur · buff · idolizer
descendant
Person from earlier generations
offerings · memorial · lineage · heritage · tradition · filial · remembrance · honor · patriarch · matriarch
veneratordesecrator
One who violates sanctity
blasphemer · profaner · defiler · scorner · mocker
veneratorskeptic
One who doubts claims
doubter · disbeliever · cynic · questioner · freethinker
- ancestor venerationReligious devotion to lineage
venerate, venerated, veneration, venerating, venerates, venerations