Venerable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
  • adj. Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association: venerable relics.
  • adj. Roman Catholic Church Used as a form of address for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.
  • adj. Used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church or the Episcopal Church.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position
  • adj. worthy of reverence
  • adj. ancient, antiquated or archaic
  • adj. Used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church
  • adj. Used as a form of address in the Roman Catholic Church for someone in the first stages of sainthood
  • adj. Used as a form of address in the Eastern Orthodox Church for some saints
  • adj. made sacred especially by religious or historical association
  • adj. a : calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments; broadly : conveying an impression of aged goodness and benevolence b : impressive by reason of age
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally implying an advanced age.
  • adj. Rendered sacred by religious or other associations; that should be regarded with awe and treated with reverence.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving honor and respect, particularly with a suggestion of age or dignity: as, a venerable magistrate; a venerable scholar. In the Anglican Church, specifically applied to archdeacons.
  • Hallowed by religious, historic, or other lofty associations; to be regarded with reverence: as, the venerable precincts of a temple.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. profoundly honored
  • adj. impressive by reason of age
  • Equivalent
    honourable    honorable    old   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    respected    old   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    illustrious    holy    ancient    stately    royal