venerable
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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
6.
a venerable person.
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venerable (ˈvɛnərəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| [C15: from Latin venerābilis, from venerārī to venerate] | |
| venera'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'venerableness | |
| —n | |
| 'venerably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
venerable
early 15c., from L. venerabilis, from venerari "to worship, revere" (see veneration). As a title, used in reference to ecclesiastics or those who had obtained the first degree of canonization.
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venerable
title or respectful form of address, used from very early times in Europe, especially for certain clergy or for laymen of marked spiritual merit. St. Augustine in some epistles cited the term in reference to bishops, and Philip I of France was styled venerabilis and venerandus ("reverential"). The venerable by which Saint Bede is commonly known ("the Venerable Bede," or "Bede the Venerable") survives from a contemporary practice of so addressing bishops and abbots and, posthumously, worthy clerics such as Bede.
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Example sentences
It is deeply moving to feel part of something so venerable and venerated.
Taking a version of one's self on the road is an old, even venerable theatrical tradition.
But in some applications, it seems, they could give the venerable electric motor a run for its money.
The venerable public-relations pioneer doesn't think that his client should get into a hot tub for a photographer.
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