venerable

ven·er·a·ble

 (vĕn′ər-ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.

2. Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association: venerable relics.

3. Venerable Abbr. Ven. or V.

a. Roman Catholic Church Used as a title for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.

b. Used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church or the Episcopal Church.

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ven′er·a·ble·ness, ven′er·a·bil′i·ty n.

ven′er·a·bly adv.

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venerable

(ˈvɛnərəbəl)

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. (Ecclesiastical Terms) 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. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Church of England a title given to an archdeacon

[C15: from Latin venerābilis, from venerārī to venerate]

ˌveneraˈbility, ˈvenerableness n

ˈvenerably adv

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ven•er•a•ble

(ˈvɛn ər ə bəl)

adj.

1. worthy of respect or reverence, as because of great age, high office, or noble character.

2. a title given to an Anglican archdeacon, or to a person proclaimed by the Roman Catholic Church to have attained the first degree of sanctity.

3. hallowed by religious, historic, or other lofty associations: the venerable halls of the abbey.

n.

4. a venerable person.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin venerābilis=venerā(rī) to venerate + -bilis -ble]

ven`er•a•bil′i•ty, ven′er•a•ble•ness, n.

ven′er•a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	venerable - impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard" old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
	2.	venerable - profoundly honored; "revered holy men" revered, august honourable, honorable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"

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venerable

adjective respected, august, sage, revered, honoured, wise, esteemed, reverenced a venerable old man with white hair

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venerable

adjective

Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past:

age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, olden, old-time, timeworn.

Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills.

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Translations

مُوَقَّر، جَليل، مُحْتَرَم

ctihodný

ærværdig

ehrwürdig

σεβάσμιος

ancienvénérablevieux

virîulegur, æruverîugur

venerabile

преподобный

muhteremsaygıdeğer

值得尊敬的可敬的

venerable

[ˈvenərəbl] ADJ → venerable

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venerable

[ˈvɛnərəb^əl] adj → vénérable

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venerable

adj → ehrwürdig

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venerable

[ˈvɛn/ərəbl] adj → venerabile; (old man, appearance) → venerando/a

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venerate

(ˈvenəreit) verb

to respect; to honour greatly. In some countries, old people are venerated more than in others. vereer يُبَجِّل، يُكَرِّم почитам venerar ctít verehren ære σέβομαι, τιμώvenerar austama محترم شمردن kunnioittaa vénérer לְכַבֵד आदर करना poštivati tisztel menghormati virða, heiðra venerare 尊敬する 존경하다 gerbti godāt menghormati vererenære, vise ærbødighet okazywać szacunek لمانځل، احترام كول، په درنه سترګه كتل venerar a venera почитать ctiť spoštovati uvažavati vörda เคารพ büyük saygı göstermek 尊敬，敬重 шанувати, поважати احترام کرنا tôn trọng, tôn kính 尊敬，崇拜

ˈvenerable adjective

worthy of great respect because of age or for special goodness. a venerable old man. eerbiedswaardig مُوَقَّر، جَليل، مُحْتَرَم мнгоуважаван venerável ctihodný ehrwürdig ærværdig σεβάσμιοςvenerable auväärne محترم kunnianarvoisa vénérableנכבד पूज्य poštovan tiszteletre méltó terhormat virðulegur, æruverðugur venerabile 尊敬すべき 존경할 만한 gerbiamas godājams dihormati eerbiedwaardigærverdigczcigodny ددرنښت وړ، داحترام وړ: پير، مقتدا، بوميا: سپېڅلى، مقدس، پاك venerável venerabil почтенный ctihodný častitljiv vredan poštovanja vördnadsvärd น่าเคารพนับถือ saygıdeğer, muhterem 值得尊敬的 шановний, поважний محترم đáng tôn kính 值得尊敬的，可敬的

ˌveneˈration noun

His pupils regarded him with veneration. agting تَبْجيل، تَوْقير благоговение veneração úcta die Verehrung ærbødighed σεβασμόςveneración austus احترام kunnioitus vénération יִראַת כָּבוֹד आदर poštovanje tisztelet penghormatan djúp virðing venerazione 尊敬 존경 pagarba godbijība penghormatan vereringærbødighet, ærefryktszacunek احترام veneração veneraţie почтение úcta globoko spoštovanje uvažavanje vördnad ความเคารพ hürmet, saygı 尊敬 шанобливість; благоговіння احترام sự tôn kính 崇拜

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