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Definition of venerable in English: venerableadjective ˈvɛn(ə)rəb(ə)lˈvɛn(ə)rəb(ə)l 1Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character. Example sentencesExamples - The venerable Sir Walter Scott, who self-consciously wrote romances, criticized Jane Austen for not being romantic enough.
- I wait to see whether an even more venerable Caledonian diver will now come forward.
- It was a wonderful afternoon, all of us upstarts, edgy and feisty, garnering the imprimatur of the venerable professor.
- The thought of making money at the expense of these venerable institutions was hugely tempting.
- They don't have the venerable institutions and structures of the two big parties.
- But when that venerable team melted into the sunset, normal service was resumed.
- Perhaps the most venerable and prestigious general scientific journal in the world is Nature.
- Sendmail is one of the most venerable internet software packages still in widespread use.
- He was also acutely aware of being part a long and venerable exegetical tradition.
- The venerable A-level celebrates its 54th birthday this year.
- There is also a long and venerable family tradition of building and constructing.
- The police are also rediscovering the benefits of some of our more venerable instruments.
- This last factor will weigh particularly heavily with Egypt's Mubarak, now the venerable elder statesman of the Arab world.
- All of these are venerable human institutions that we recently decided to change.
- In fact, Eminem seems constitutionally incapable of partaking in hip-hop's most venerable traditions.
- Eugene, you are from the venerable Catholic tradition, which of course has been around a long time.
- Yes, I did that venerable one a favor; I did what nobody else would.
- Rather than impose preconceived plans on a venerable company with a distinct culture, he's going to listen first.
Synonyms respected, venerated, revered, reverenced, worshipped, honoured, esteemed, hallowed, august, distinguished, acclaimed, celebrated, lionized renowned, illustrious, glorious, legendary, famed, eminent, pre-eminent, great, elevated, prominent, notable, noted respectable, reputable, decent, honourable, worthy, exemplary - 1.1 (in the Anglican Church) a title given to an archdeacon.
Example sentencesExamples - The venerable abbot is himself a traitor, while Fan Dabei, the drunken beggar, turns out to be a warrior with a mission.
- The nuptial ceremony was performed by the venerable archdeacon John Murray assisted by Dean Timothy O'Connor PP.
- The venerable church father approached the Bible as if he were sitting down to a beautifully presented, sumptuous banquet feast.
- Leading the charge against Graham was none other than Reinhold Niebuhr, the venerable professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
- For example, the venerable Everett Ferguson writes on ordination and the authority of the congregation in the early church.
- 1.2 (in the Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a deceased person who has attained a certain degree of sanctity but has not been fully beatified or canonized.
Example sentencesExamples - The first stage is where a person is declared a Servant of God, the next is where the Church declares a person venerable.
- Lee Petty, the venerable patriarch, died on April 5 at age 86 of complications from a stomach aneurysm.
- By then, the venerable Ron Newman had given way to former U.S. national team coach Bob Gansler, but the Wizards woes continued.
Derivatives nounvɛn(ə)rəˈbɪlɪti Hayek wanted to provide a reason for respecting traditions that went beyond acceptance of them merely on account of their Burkean venerability. Example sentencesExamples - No one could be in any doubt about the venerability of the dynasty and their firm establishment on a throne rich in history.
- However, the concept's very venerability has also generated arguments that criticism should move beyond it - or that literature already has.
- I mean such things as nobility, venerability, solemnity.
noun In the repleteness of His venerableness, ‘His head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow,’. Example sentencesExamples - Every thing coming to us from antiquity enjoys, according to its nature, a certain degree of venerableness.
- And about its simplicity, majesty, gravity, harmony, and venerableness, there can be but one opinion.
- The ages of these veterans ranged from fifty-nine up to the patriarchal venerableness of nearly ninety.
- History has neither the venerableness of antiquity, nor the freshness of the modern.
adverb In fact there is no other handy appellation that so venerably distinguishes a birthday. Example sentencesExamples - While it won't suit every need for recording guitar in my home studio, it performs venerably in most cases.
- Born in 1961, Unsuk Chin is a relative youngster compared to Boulez, who is now (venerably) in his eighties.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin venerabilis, from the verb venerari (see venerate). Definition of venerable in US English: venerableadjectiveˈvɛn(ə)rəb(ə)lˈven(ə)rəb(ə)l 1Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character. Example sentencesExamples - The venerable A-level celebrates its 54th birthday this year.
- Sendmail is one of the most venerable internet software packages still in widespread use.
- There is also a long and venerable family tradition of building and constructing.
- He was also acutely aware of being part a long and venerable exegetical tradition.
- Yes, I did that venerable one a favor; I did what nobody else would.
- All of these are venerable human institutions that we recently decided to change.
- This last factor will weigh particularly heavily with Egypt's Mubarak, now the venerable elder statesman of the Arab world.
- The thought of making money at the expense of these venerable institutions was hugely tempting.
- Perhaps the most venerable and prestigious general scientific journal in the world is Nature.
- It was a wonderful afternoon, all of us upstarts, edgy and feisty, garnering the imprimatur of the venerable professor.
- They don't have the venerable institutions and structures of the two big parties.
- Rather than impose preconceived plans on a venerable company with a distinct culture, he's going to listen first.
- Eugene, you are from the venerable Catholic tradition, which of course has been around a long time.
- The police are also rediscovering the benefits of some of our more venerable instruments.
- I wait to see whether an even more venerable Caledonian diver will now come forward.
- In fact, Eminem seems constitutionally incapable of partaking in hip-hop's most venerable traditions.
- The venerable Sir Walter Scott, who self-consciously wrote romances, criticized Jane Austen for not being romantic enough.
- But when that venerable team melted into the sunset, normal service was resumed.
Synonyms respected, venerated, revered, reverenced, worshipped, honoured, esteemed, hallowed, august, distinguished, acclaimed, celebrated, lionized - 1.1 (in the Anglican Church) a title given to an archdeacon.
Example sentencesExamples - The nuptial ceremony was performed by the venerable archdeacon John Murray assisted by Dean Timothy O'Connor PP.
- The venerable church father approached the Bible as if he were sitting down to a beautifully presented, sumptuous banquet feast.
- The venerable abbot is himself a traitor, while Fan Dabei, the drunken beggar, turns out to be a warrior with a mission.
- Leading the charge against Graham was none other than Reinhold Niebuhr, the venerable professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
- For example, the venerable Everett Ferguson writes on ordination and the authority of the congregation in the early church.
- 1.2 (in the Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a deceased person who has attained a certain degree of sanctity but has not been fully beatified or canonized.
Example sentencesExamples - The first stage is where a person is declared a Servant of God, the next is where the Church declares a person venerable.
- By then, the venerable Ron Newman had given way to former U.S. national team coach Bob Gansler, but the Wizards woes continued.
- Lee Petty, the venerable patriarch, died on April 5 at age 86 of complications from a stomach aneurysm.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin venerabilis, from the verb venerari (see venerate). |