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venerable

adj
/ˈvɛnəɹəbl/

Etymology

From Middle French vénérable, from Old French, from Latin venerabilis.

  1. derived from venerabilis
  2. derived from vénérable

Definitions

  1. Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.

  2. Worthy of reverence.

    • We looked at the venerable stream not in the vivid flush of a short day that comes and departs for ever, but in the pacific yet august light of abiding memories.

  3. Ancient, antiquated or archaic.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.

    2. Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.

    3. A form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church.

    4. The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of…

      The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation.

    5. The description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

    6. A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Buddhist monks and nuns.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA