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venerable

adjective

ven·er·a·ble

ˈve-nər(-ə)-bəl

ˈven-rə-bəl

Synonyms of venerable

: 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

: impressive by reason of age

under venerable pines

: 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

: made sacred especially by religious or historical association

venerability

ˌve-nə-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē

ˌven-rə-

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venerableness

ˈve-nər(-ə)-bəl-nəs

ˈven-rə-

noun

venerably

ˈve-nər(-ə)-blē

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Synonyms

hallowed

revered

reverend

sacred

venerated

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old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.

old houses

an old sweater of mine

ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past.

ancient accounts of dragons

venerable stresses the impressiveness and dignity of great age.

the family's venerable patriarch

antique applies to what has come down from a former or ancient time.

collected antique Chippendale furniture

antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time.

antiquated teaching methods

archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time.

the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period

obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence.

a computer that makes earlier models obsolete

Examples of venerable in a Sentence

[Julie] Powell never met Julia Child (who died last year), but the venerable chef's spirit is present throughout, and Powell imaginatively reconstructs episodes from Child's life in the 1940s. Her writing is feisty and unrestrained, especially as she details killing lobsters, tackling marrowbones and cooking late into the night.

—Publishers Weekly, 13 June 2005

Under her stewardship, the onetime boardinghouse came to be heralded as the South's most venerable family restaurant, a reliquary of old-fashioned cooking—collard greens enriched with fatback, creamed corn straight from the cob, fried chicken with a pepper-flecked crust—where the tables groaned beneath the weight of a quintessential midday repast, and history stood still on the plate for all to admire.

—John T. Edge, Gourmet, January 2003

The lower the P/E, as a rough rule of thumb, the cheaper the stock. Though this guide to value has lots of exceptions, it remains a venerable market benchmark.

—Jonathan Weil, Wall Street Journal, 21 Aug. 2001

I then descended to the Courts of justice, over which the judges, those venerable sages and interpreters of the law, presided, for determining the disputed rights and properties of men, as well as for the punishment of vice, and protection of innocence.

—Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, 1726

the venerable old man was a cherished source of advice and wisdom for the villagers

a venerable tradition that colleges have been maintaining for centuries

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The achievement comes just over a week after Nvidia became the third most valuable U.S. company, leapfrogging the venerable Google.

—Chris Morris, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024

Right now, the venerable inn has more history than attention to detail on its side.

—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024

Charles Osgood Charles Osgood, the venerable CBS news anchor and radio personality, died Jan. 23 at 91-years-old.

—Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024

The venerable company was founded in Chicago in 1909.

—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2024

Throughout every region and town, there’s a venerable smorgasbord of diverse minigames to play.

—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024

He was given a column, and paired off against the venerable Russell Kirk, who was always right but, off at the end of his long run, not always engagingly so.

—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 20 Feb. 2024

Born in Mauritania, he was raised in his father’s homeland, Mali, before emigrating to the Soviet Union to study at Moscow’s venerable VGIK film school and later settling in France.

—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024

Like the venerable Detroit recreation centers of White-Hunt’s childhood, DWDA has enriched Detroit by serving up dance and life lessons to more than 15,000 students ranging in age from 2 to 95 since its creation.

—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024

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Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin venerābilis "entitled to respect," from venerārī "to solicit the good will of (a deity), hold in awe, venerate" + -bilis "capable of (acting or being acted upon)" — more at -able

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15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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ven·er·a·ble

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: deserving to be venerated

—often used as a religious title

: deserving honor or respect

a venerable leader

: impressive by reason of age

venerable pines

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formal deserving respect because of age, high position, or religious or historical importance: a venerable tradition/company/family She has worked at such venerable institutions as Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York.

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admirably

awe-inspiring

awe-inspiringly

awesome

estimable

estimably

exemplarily

exemplary

favourable

impressively

laudable

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meritorious

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used as a title for an archdeacon in the Church of England

used as a title for a person who is considered holy by the Roman Catholic Church but who has not yet been made a saint

used as a title for a monk in Buddhism

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respected, esp. because of long experience or age: The venerable American jeweler, Tiffany & Company, appointed a new president.

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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use venerable in a sentenceBurgundy is focusing inward, looking to its oldest and most venerable vines for an ancient answer to a modern menace.Burgundy’s wine region banks on resilient older vines to cope with climate change | Dave McIntyre | July 23, 2021 | Washington PostDatabases run the world, but database products are often some of the most mature and venerable software in the modern tech stack.Neo4j raises Neo$325M as graph-based data analysis takes hold in enterprise | Danny Crichton | June 17, 2021 | TechCrunchSundog has been on both sides of such an encounter, and according to the venerable who-yields-to-whom trail signs, it’s the biker that should be yielding to the hiker.What Do Mountain Bikers Owe Hikers? | Sundog | June 15, 2021 | Outside OnlineSo you have that long to fool around with the venerable, if comedically aged internet browser.Daily Crunch: Ford’s powerhouse F-150 Lightning pickup can actually power your house | Richard Dal Porto | May 20, 2021 | TechCrunchThe venerable dining guide of more than a century had taken a break from awarding its coveted stars last fall as covid hit the hospitality industry.After a pandemic pause, Michelin will resume awarding stars to restaurants | Emily Heil | April 15, 2021 | Washington PostPhonetic, made-up lyrics are another venerable tradition of folk music, and “pa-rum-pa-pa-pum” is iconic of the genre.Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing. | Michael Tomasky | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTManhattanites are concerned that a decade of Bloombergian rent increases now threatens their venerable dining scene.High Rents Are Killing the Restaurant Capital | Will Doig | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe salute a venerable lineage of strong women, big hair, and drama.Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva | Tim Teeman | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTConsidered a “patriotic food” during World War II, rabbits were raised alongside the venerable victory gardens on the homefront.Whole Foods Wants to Feed You Cute, Furry Bunnies | Tim Mak | August 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is no notion of San Francisco's tumultuous and venerable gay history.Yes, ‘Looking’ Is Boring. It’s the Drama Gays Deserve. | Tim Teeman | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRouen is interesting for its antiquities, including several venerable and richly adorned Churches which I had no time to visit.Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyIn summer time its owners and their friends frequently tea within its venerable trunk.Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853 | VariousAnd having embraced the venerable dwarf, he emerged out of the well roaring with laughter.Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceA venerable personage appeared, and asked them for whom this road was made.A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Everything tending to this end is to him venerable and holy, and it is in this respect alone that he worships the Lingam.A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferSee More ExamplesBritish Dictionary definitions for venerablevenerable/ (ˈvɛnərəbəl) /adjective(esp of a person) worthy of reverence on account of great age, religious associations, character, position, etc(of inanimate objects) hallowed or impressive on account of historical or religious associationancient: venerable tomesRC Church a title bestowed on a deceased person when the first stage of his canonization has been accomplished and his holiness has been recognized in a decree of the official ChurchChurch of England a title given to an archdeaconSee moreOrigin of venerable1C15: from Latin venerābilis, from venerārī to venerateDerived forms of venerablevenerability or venerableness, nounvenerably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition

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venerable

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Definition of venerable

as in venerated

deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age

the venerable old man was a cherished source of advice and wisdom for the villagers

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notorious

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low

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dating or surviving from the distant past

a venerable tradition that colleges have been maintaining for centuries

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ancient

old

antique

medieval

hoary

age-old

antiquated

antediluvian

aged

immemorial

archaic

hoar

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traditional

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lasting

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recent

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current

fresh

contemporary

latest

present-day

novel

vernal

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ultramodern

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How does the adjective venerable differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of venerable are ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, and old. While all these words mean "having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past," venerable stresses the impressiveness and dignity of great age.

the family's venerable patriarch

When might ancient be a better fit than venerable?

While in some cases nearly identical to venerable, ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past.

ancient accounts of dragons

In what contexts can antiquated take the place of venerable?

The synonyms antiquated and venerable are sometimes interchangeable, but antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time.

antiquated teaching methods

When is antique a more appropriate choice than venerable?

The meanings of antique and venerable largely overlap; however, antique applies to what has come down from a former or ancient time.

collected antique Chippendale furniture

When would archaic be a good substitute for venerable?

While the synonyms archaic and venerable are close in meaning, archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time.

the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period

Where would obsolete be a reasonable alternative to venerable?

In some situations, the words obsolete and venerable are roughly equivalent. However, obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence.

a computer that makes earlier models obsolete

When could old be used to replace venerable?

The words old and venerable can be used in similar contexts, but old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.

old houses

an old sweater of mine

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venerable adjective /ˈvenərəbl/ /ˈvenərəbl/

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[usually before noun] (formal) venerable people or things deserve respect because they are old, important, wise, etc.The president was a venerable old man with white hair and a gracious manner.The academy is considered a venerable institution.The country has a venerable tradition of hospitality.Topics Life stagesc2

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the Venerable… [only before noun] (in the Anglican Church) a title of respect used when talking about an archdeaconthe Venerable Martin Roberts

the Venerable… [only before noun] (in the Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a dead person who is very holy but who has not yet been made a saint Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin venerabilis, from the verb venerari.See venerable in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation:

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old and very much respected: a venerable institution/tradition

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venerable Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.Related to venerable: Venerable Bede

ven·er·a·ble (vĕn′ər-ə-bəl)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 title 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.ven′er·a·ble·ness, ven′er·a·bil′i·ty n.ven′er·a·bly adv.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.venerable (ˈvɛnərəbəl) adj1. (esp of a person) worthy of reverence on account of great age, religious associations, character, position, etc2. (of inanimate objects) hallowed or impressive on account of historical or religious association3. ancient: venerable tomes. 4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church a title bestowed on a deceased person when the first stage of his canonization has been accomplished and his holiness has been recognized in a decree of the official Church5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Church of England a title given to an archdeacon[C15: from Latin venerābilis, from venerārī to venerate] ˌveneraˈbility, ˈvenerableness n ˈvenerably advCollins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ven•er•a•ble (ˈvɛn ər ə bəl) adj. 1. worthy of respect or reverence, as because of great age, high office, or noble character. 2. a title given to an Anglican archdeacon, or to a person proclaimed by the Roman Catholic Church to have attained the first degree of sanctity. 3. hallowed by religious, historic, or other lofty associations: the venerable halls of the abbey. n. 4. a venerable person. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin venerābilis=venerā(rī) to venerate + -bilis -ble] ven`er•a•bil′i•ty, ven′er•a•ble•ness, n. ven′er•a•bly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:Switch to new thesaurus Adj.1.venerable - impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"2.venerable - profoundly honored; "revered holy men"revered, augusthonourable, honorable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.venerableadjective respected, august, sage, revered, honoured, wise, esteemed, reverenced a venerable old man with white hairCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002venerableadjectiveBelonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past:age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, olden, old-time, timeworn.Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translationsمُوَقَّر، جَليل، مُحْتَرَمctihodnýærværdigehrwürdigσεβάσμιοςancienvénérablevieuxvirîulegur, æruverîugurvenerabileпреподобныйmuhteremsaygıdeğer值得尊敬的可敬的venerable [ˈvenərəbl] ADJ → venerableCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005venerable [ˈvɛnərəbəl] adj → vénérableCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005venerable adj → ehrwürdigCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007venerable [ˈvɛn/ərəbl] adj → venerabile; (old man, appearance) → venerando/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995venerate (ˈvenəreit) verb to respect; to honour greatly. In some countries, old people are venerated more than in others. vereer يُبَجِّل، يُكَرِّم почитам venerar ctít verehren ære σέβομαι, τιμώvenerar austama محترم شمردن kunnioittaa vénérer לְכַבֵד आदर करना poštivati tisztel menghormati virða, heiðra venerare 尊敬する 존경하다 gerbti godāt menghormati vererenære, vise ærbødighet okazywać szacunek لمانځل، احترام كول، په درنه سترګه كتل venerar a venera почитать ctiť spoštovati uvažavati vörda เคารพ büyük saygı göstermek 尊敬，敬重 шанувати, поважати احترام کرنا tôn trọng, tôn kính 尊敬，崇拜 ˈvenerable adjective worthy of great respect because of age or for special goodness. a venerable old man. eerbiedswaardig مُوَقَّر، جَليل، مُحْتَرَم мнгоуважаван venerável ctihodný ehrwürdig ærværdig σεβάσμιοςvenerable auväärne محترم kunnianarvoisa vénérableנכבד पूज्य poštovan tiszteletre méltó terhormat virðulegur, æruverðugur venerabile 尊敬すべき 존경할 만한 gerbiamas godājams dihormati eerbiedwaardigærverdigczcigodny ددرنښت وړ، داحترام وړ: پير، مقتدا، بوميا: سپېڅلى، مقدس، پاك venerável venerabil почтенный ctihodný častitljiv vredan poštovanja vördnadsvärd น่าเคารพนับถือ saygıdeğer, muhterem 值得尊敬的 шановний, поважний محترم đáng tôn kính 值得尊敬的，可敬的 ˌveneˈration nounHis pupils regarded him with veneration. agting تَبْجيل، تَوْقير благоговение veneração úcta die Verehrung ærbødighed σεβασμόςveneración austus احترام kunnioitus vénération יִראַת כָּבוֹד आदर poštovanje tisztelet penghormatan djúp virðing venerazione 尊敬 존경 pagarba godbijība penghormatan vereringærbødighet, ærefryktszacunek احترام veneração veneraţie почтение úcta globoko spoštovanje uvažavanje vördnad ความเคารพ hürmet, saygı 尊敬 шанобливість; благоговіння احترام sự tôn kính 崇拜Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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His predecessor under the old charter, Bradstreet, a venerable companion of the first settlers, was known to be in town. View in contextHere they found about twelve families living together, under the patriarchal sway of an ancient and venerable chief. View in contextWe have come to think of Venerable as meaning very old. View in contextConvinced that I could not be mistaken in my conjecture I instantly sprang from the Carriage I had just entered, and following the Venerable Stranger into the Room he had been shewn to, I threw myself on my knees before him and besought him to acknowledge me as his Grand Child. View in contextIN the spring of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight there lived, in a certain county of North Britain, two venerable White Owls. View in contextAt Anna Pavlovna's on the twenty-sixth of August, the very day of the battle of Borodino, there was a soiree, the chief feature of which was to be the reading of a letter from His Lordship the Bishop when sending the Emperor an icon of the Venerable Sergius. View in context"ALARMING ILLNESS OF LADY MALKINSHAW.--We regret to announce that this venerable lady was seized with an alarming illness on Saturday last, at her mansion in town. View in context"Venerable venator!" exclaimed the alarmed Obed; "I conjure you by all the secret sympathies of our common nature, by all the hidden--" View in context"Governor Bradstreet was a venerable old man, nearly ninety years of age," said Grandfather. View in contextManson Mingott's to receive that venerable ancestress's blessing. View in contextI was greatly surprised to see so many elderly people--I might almost say, so many venerable people. View in contextthou venerable one," said he then, "what a fine and long hand! View in context

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