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Venerability

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ven·er·a·ble  (vnr--bl)
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 form of address 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.
vener·a·ble·ness, vener·a·bili·ty n.
vener·a·bly adv.
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Noun1.venerability - the quality of deserving veneration
venerableness
honorableness, honourableness - the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor
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Not to overstretch the parallel with a fictional Broadway star lamenting the aging process, but one does have the sense that the GLBT movement has reached a level of maturity and even venerability as it puts aside both the exuberance and foolishness of youth.
July-August 2009: "Stonewall hits the big 4-0" by Schneider, Richard, Jr. / The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide
The blues critic seeks to hold the guests at such a signal American merger, not by gray-bearded venerability, but by displaying the awesome luminescence of the song itself.
Don't Forget the Triple Front!: Some Historical and Representational ... by Sell, Mike / African American Review
These include the venerability of a precedent, the extent to which a precedent has become institutionalized or embedded within the law, and the recognition of bona fide reliance interests, such as where one class of persons has been encouraged by a precedent to purchase insurance against some hazard and another class of persons has not.
Resisting the ratchet by Markman, Stephen J. / Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
 
 
 
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