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Definition of Venerable
1. Adjective. Impressive by reason of age. "A venerable sage with white hair and beard"
2. Adjective. Profoundly honored. "Revered holy men"
Similar to: Honorable, Honourable
Derivative terms: Venerability, Venerableness
Definition of Venerable
1. a. 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.
2. a. 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.
Definition of Venerable
1. Adjective. commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position ¹
2. Adjective. worthy of reverence ¹
3. Adjective. ancient, antiquated or archaic ¹
4. Adjective. Used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church ¹
5. Adjective. Used as a form of address in the Roman Catholic Church for someone in the first stages of sainthood ¹
6. Adjective. Used as a form of address in the Eastern Orthodox Church for some saints ¹
7. Adjective. made sacred especially by religious or historical association ¹
8. Adjective. a : calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments; broadly : conveying an impression of aged goodness and benevolence b : impressive by reason of age ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Venerable
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Venerable
1. 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. 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 recognised degrees of sanctity, but are not among the beatified, nor the canonised. Ven"erableness, Ven"erably. Origin: L. Venerabilis: cf. F. Venerable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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