单词 | venerable |
释义 | venerable[ ven-er-uh-buhl ] / ˈvɛn ər ə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR venerable ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivecommanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character: a venerable member of Congress. a title for someone proclaimed by the Roman Catholic Church to have attained the first degree of sanctity or of an Anglican archdeacon. (of places, buildings, etc.) hallowed by religious, historic, or other lofty associations: the venerable halls of the abbey. impressive or interesting because of age, antique appearance, etc.: a venerable oak tree. extremely old or obsolete; ancient: a venerable automobile. nouna venerable person. Origin of venerable1400–50; late Middle English <Latin venerābilis, equivalent to venerā(rī) to venerate + -bilis-ble OTHER WORDS FROM venerableWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH venerablevenerable , vulnerableWords nearby venerablevenene, venenose, venenous, venepuncture, Venera, venerable, venerate, veneration, venereal, venereal bubo, venereal disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for venerableBritish 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 association ancientvenerable tomes 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 Church Church of England a title given to an archdeacon Derived forms of venerablevenerability or venerableness, nounvenerably, adverbWord Origin for venerableC15: from Latin venerābilis, from venerārī to venerate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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