veneration

Noun

• religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

• a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  • the fear of God
    
  • the Chinese reverence for the dead
    
  • the French treat food with gentle reverence
    
  • his respect for the law bordered on veneration
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  idolatry , devotion , cultism , fear , reverence , awe