venerable[adjective]Synonyms: respected, august, esteemed, honoured, revered, sage, wise, worshipped
Antonyms: unvenerable
Contrasted words: contemporary, current, fresh, inexperienced, new, untried, unused
Related Words: dignified,
imposing,
stately,
admirable,
estimable,
honored,
reverenced,
worshipful,
sacred,
elderly,
patriarchal,
reverend,
venerated [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ven‧e‧ra‧ble /ˈven
ərəb
əl/
adjective[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: venerabilis, from venerari; ⇒ venerate]
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 tradition2. the 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 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲