Venerable Definition

vĕnər-ə-bəl
adjective
Worthy of respect or reverence by reason of age and dignity, character, or position.
Webster's New World
Impressive on account of age or historic or religious associations.
A venerable monument.
Webster's New World
A title of reverence for an archdeacon.
Webster's New World
A title of veneration for a dead person who may later be beatified.
Webster's New World
Used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church or the Episcopal Church.
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Venerable Sentence Examples

  • On the box beside the driver sat a venerable old attendant.

  • It contains one of the most venerable Hindu shrines, founded, according to tradition, by Rama himself, which for centuries has been the resort of thousands of pilgrims from all parts of India.

  • The older any religious tradition or mode of worship is, the more venerable is it, the richer in divine ideas.

  • The chief lamas in the monasteries are often truly venerable men.

  • The TR line, by contrast, proved pretty venerable.

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