venerable
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venerable¹
- /ˈvɛnəɹəbl/
- /ˈvɛnɹəbl/
Where it comes from
From Middle French vénérable, from Old French, from Latin venerabilis.
adjective more venerable · most venerable
- Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position. Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have
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Worthy of reverence.
We looked at the venerable stream not in the vivid flush of a short day that comes and departs for ever, but in the pacific yet august light of abiding memories.
Similar: estimable, honorable, respectable · Opposite: contemptible
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Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
And then bills were sent in, and the question arose, what could Jude do with his great-aunt's heavy old furniture if he left the town to travel he knew not whither? This, and the necessity of ready money, compelled him to decide on an auction, much as he would have preferred to keep the venerable go
Similar: aged, dated, hoary, ancient, age-old, antediluvian, auld, cobwebbed, cobwebby, decrepit, eld, eldern
- Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
- Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.
Venerable²
- /ˈvɛnəɹəbl/
- /ˈvɛnɹəbl/
adjective more Venerable · most Venerable
- A form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church.
- The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation.
- The description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
noun Venerables
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A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Buddhist monks and nuns.
Similar: Ven.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: revered, honourable, old, honorable, august, elderly, famous, respectful, respectable, veteran, time-honoured, vulnerable, respected, esteemed, hallowed, honored
Translations
Every language
adj commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position
| Español | venerable |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 德高望重的 dégāowàngzhòng de |
| हिन्दी | श्रद्धास्पद śraddhāspad |
| Français | vénérable |
| Deutsch | ehrwürdig, geschätzt, respektabel |
| Italiano | venerabile, venerando, onorevole, rispettabile |
| Ελληνικά | σεβάσμιος sevásmios |
| Русский | уважа́емый uvažájemyj |
adj worthy of reverence
| Español | venerable |
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| 日本語 | 敬うべき uyamau beki, 崇高な sūko na, 立派な rippa na |
| 中文 | 可敬 kějìng |
| हिन्दी | श्रद्धास्पद śraddhāspad |
| Français | vénérable |
| Deutsch | verehrenswert, verehrungswürdig |
| Русский | достопочтенный dostopočtennyj |
adj ancient, antiquated or archaic
| Français | vénérable |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | veraltet, anachronistisch, archaisch |
| Русский | дре́вний drévnij |
adj radiating goodness and benevolence
| Français | vénérable |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | gütig |
| Русский | милостивый milostivyj |
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title = {venerable},
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