venerable

ˈvɛnərəbəl

Definition

Definition of venerable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

social esteemearning deep honor because of long life, insight, or moral quality

The venerable judge was praised for decades of fair decisions.

historyancient or impressively old

The venerable tree stood tall for centuries.

faithmade sacred by religious or historical association

The venerable church attracted many pilgrims.

revered

sacred

religiontitle for someone recognized for holiness

He was declared venerable by the Church.

esteemed

respected

revered

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Origin of venerable

Latin, venerabilis (worthy of respect)

Terms with venerable included in their meaning

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patriarchal

adj.

society

characteristic of a patriarch or venerable man

grand old lady

history

venerable object or institution with significant history

hoary

adj.

very old

ancient or venerable

Ven.

abbr.

abr: venerable

title showing deep respect for a religious person

Examples of venerable in a sentence

Pilgrims traveled for miles to visit the venerable monk in the mountain temple.
Visitors admired the venerable cathedral.
The museum preserves venerable manuscripts.
They placed flowers before the venerable shrine.
The museum protects a venerable manuscript.
The monk was honored as venerable in the community.

She was known as venerable for her pious life.

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French:vénérable, séculaire, ...
German:verehrungswürdig, altehrwürdig, ...
Italian:venerabile, antico, ...
Spanish:venerable, centenario, ...
Portuguese:venerável, secular, ...
Chinese:德高望重的, 古老而令人敬仰的, ...
Japanese:高徳な, 古く由緒ある, ...
Arabic:جَلِيل, عَريق, ...
Hebrew:נִכְבָּד, עָתִיק, ...
Russian:почтенный, древний, ...
Ukrainian:шанований, старовинний, ...
Hindi:आदरणीय, पुरातन, ...
Bengali:শ্রদ্ধেয়, প্রাচীন, ...
Catalan:venerable, ancestral, ...
Czech:ctihodný, prastarý, ...
Danish:ærværdig, gammel, ...
Dutch:eerbiedwaardig, eeuwenoud, ...
Greek:σεβάσμιος, αιωνόβιος, ...
Hungarian:tiszteletreméltó, ősrégi, ...
Khmer:គួរគោរព, ចំណាស់គួរឱ្យគោរព, ...
Korean:존경받는, 유서 깊은, ...
Persian:موقر, کهنسال, ...
Polish:czcigodny, sędziwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):venerável, secular, ...
Romanian:venerabil, străvechi, ...
Swedish:vördnadsvärd, ålderstigen, ...
Thai:น่าเคารพนับถือ, เก่าแก่, ...
Turkish:muhterem, asırlık, ...
Vietnamese:đáng kính, cổ kính, ...

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