Venereal

Venereal or venery or veneration.
Venus was the powerful Roman goddess of love, equated with the Greek Aphrodite, who was born from the foam around Uranus' castrated genitals. Her dominant sexual.htmlect is made clear by the nature of her origin. The adjective venereal denotes a sexually transmitted disease, and the noun venery is indulgence in sexual license. Veneration, however, is the act of showing respectful love, adoration, or reverence.