单词	venerable
释义	venerableven‧e‧ra‧ble /ˈvenərəbəl/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINvenerable Origin: 1400-1500 Latin venerabilis, from venerari; ➔ VENERATE Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a venerable New York City law firm EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Although occasionally an older vessel may substitute for one in dry dock, many venerable craft have been pensioned off. As for Deanes, there's an old and venerable tradition of the holy fool. Breakspear was both more venerable and less ostentatious than most colleges. In December 1994, for example, the venerable retailer had a same-store sales increase of 7. 3 percent. This is what he's done to the venerable game of golf and our conception of what is and isn't possible. While the church was burning, congregants pulled out venerable objects, including a safe where the books were housed. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► venerable ... institutions  venerable financial institutions ► venerable tradition  a venerable tradition COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► most · The attorney-client privilege against compelled testimony is the most venerable privilege in the law. NOUN► institution · Maybe you still value these venerable institutions, and although you see weaknesses in them you are working to see them changed. ► tradition · As for Deanes, there's an old and venerable tradition of the holy fool.· In this, they followed a venerable tradition.· The pageantry surrounding the court is a feast of spectacle and venerable tradition. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the Venerable ... Gerrard & National, the venerable City discount house, is not easily swayed from its time-honoured customs. Heck, even the venerable New York Times devoted substantial ink to the whole overblown affair. In December 1994, for example, the venerable retailer had a same-store sales increase of 7. 3 percent. The battle was the venerable one of pure, formalist art versus art with a social function. The body was later taken into the vestry where it and the venerable head were washed and carefully dried. Woolworth Corp. executives brought the curtain down Thursday on the venerable but money-losing chain of 400 five-and-dime stores. 1[usually before noun] formal a venerable person or thing is respected because of their great age, experience etc – often used humorously:  venerable financial institutions the venerable guitarist Pat Martino a venerable tradition2the Venerable ... a)in the Church of England, the title given to an archdeacon b)in the Roman Catholic religion, the title given to a dead person who is holy but not yet a saint c)in the Buddhist religion, the title given to a monk
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