VENERABLE

august, revered, venerable

(adjective) profoundly honored; “revered holy men”

venerable

(adjective) impressive by reason of age; “a venerable sage with white hair and beard”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

venerable (comparative more venerable, superlative most venerable)

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

Worthy of reverence.

Ancient, antiquated or archaic.

Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.

Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.

Synonyms

• (worthy of reverence): honorable, respectable

• (ancient, antiquated, archaic): aged, dated, hoary; see also old or obsolete

Antonyms

• (worthy of reverence): contemptible

Adjective

Venerable (comparative more Venerable, superlative most Venerable)

A form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church

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

The description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church

Source: Wiktionary

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Ven"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. venerabilis: cf. F. vénérable.]

1. Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable magistrate; a venerable parent. He was a man of eternal self-sacrifice, and that is always venerable. De Quincey. Venerable men! you have come down to us from a former generation. D. Webster.

2. Rendered sacred by religious or other associations; that should be regarded with awe and treated with reverence; as, the venerable walls of a temple or a church.

Note: This word is employed in the Church of England as a title for an archdeacon. In the Roman Catholic Church, venerable is applied to those who have attained to the lowest of the three recognized degrees of sanctity, but are not among the beatified, nor the canonized.

– Ven"er*a*ble*ness, n.

– Ven"er*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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