Venerable

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adjective

Date: 15th century
1. deserving to be venerated — used as a title for an Anglican archdeacon or for a Roman Catholic who has been accorded the lowest of three degrees of recognition for sanctity
2. made sacred especially by religious or historical association
3.
- a. calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments <a venerable jazz musician>; broadly conveying an impression of aged goodness and benevolence <encouraged by the venerable doctor's head-nodding>
- b. impressive by reason of age <under venerable pines>
Synonyms: see old
? venerability noun
? venerableness noun
? venerably adverb