worship vs venerate

worship is a noun but venerate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
worship	Yes	No	Yes	No
venerate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, venerate is a hypernym of worship; that is, venerate is a word with a broader meaning than worship:

worship: show devotion to (a deity)
venerate: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

Other hypernyms of worship include fear, revere, reverence.

worship (noun)	venerate (noun)
the activity of worshipping
a feeling of profound love and admiration

worship (verb)	venerate (verb)
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol	regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
show devotion to (a deity)
attend religious services