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venerable

[ ven-er-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character:

    a venerable member of Congress.

  2. a title for someone proclaimed by the Roman Catholic Church to have attained the first degree of sanctity or of an Anglican archdeacon.
  3. (of places, buildings, etc.) hallowed by religious, historic, or other lofty associations:

    the venerable halls of the abbey.

  4. impressive or interesting because of age, antique appearance, etc.:

    a venerable oak tree.

  5. extremely old or obsolete; ancient:

    a venerable automobile.



noun

  1. a venerable person.

venerable

/ ˈvɛnərəbəl /

adjective

  1. (esp of a person) worthy of reverence on account of great age, religious associations, character, position, etc
  2. (of inanimate objects) hallowed or impressive on account of historical or religious association
  3. ancient

    venerable tomes

  4. RC Church a title bestowed on a deceased person when the first stage of his canonization has been accomplished and his holiness has been recognized in a decree of the official Church
  5. Church of England a title given to an archdeacon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌveneraˈbility, noun
  • ˈvenerably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • vener·a·bili·ty vener·a·ble·ness noun
  • vener·a·bly adverb
  • quasi-vener·a·ble adjective
  • quasi-vener·a·bly adverb
  • unven·er·a·bili·ty noun
  • un·vener·a·ble adjective
  • un·vener·a·ble·ness noun
  • un·vener·a·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of venerable1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin venerābilis, equivalent to venerā ( ) to venerate + -bilis -ble
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Word History and Origins

Origin of venerable1

C15: from Latin venerābilis, from venerārī to venerate
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Example Sentences

Burgundy is focusing inward, looking to its oldest and most venerable vines for an ancient answer to a modern menace.

Databases run the world, but database products are often some of the most mature and venerable software in the modern tech stack.

Sundog has been on both sides of such an encounter, and according to the venerable who-yields-to-whom trail signs, it’s the biker that should be yielding to the hiker.

So you have that long to fool around with the venerable, if comedically aged internet browser.

The venerable dining guide of more than a century had taken a break from awarding its coveted stars last fall as covid hit the hospitality industry.

Phonetic, made-up lyrics are another venerable tradition of folk music, and “pa-rum-pa-pa-pum” is iconic of the genre.

Manhattanites are concerned that a decade of Bloombergian rent increases now threatens their venerable dining scene.

We salute a venerable lineage of strong women, big hair, and drama.

Considered a “patriotic food” during World War II, rabbits were raised alongside the venerable victory gardens on the homefront.

There is no notion of San Francisco's tumultuous and venerable gay history.

Rouen is interesting for its antiquities, including several venerable and richly adorned Churches which I had no time to visit.

In summer time its owners and their friends frequently tea within its venerable trunk.

And having embraced the venerable dwarf, he emerged out of the well roaring with laughter.

A venerable personage appeared, and asked them for whom this road was made.

Everything tending to this end is to him venerable and holy, and it is in this respect alone that he worships the Lingam.

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