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venerable

[ ven-er-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. commanding 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.

  2. a title for someone proclaimed by the Roman Catholic Church to have attained the first degree of sanctity or of an Anglican archdeacon.
  3. (of places, buildings, etc.) hallowed by religious, historic, or other lofty associations:

    the venerable halls of the abbey.

  4. impressive or interesting because of age, antique appearance, etc.:

    a venerable oak tree.

  5. extremely old or obsolete; ancient:

    a venerable automobile.



noun

  1. a venerable person.

venerable

/ 藞惫蓻苍蓹谤蓹产蓹濒 /

adjective

  1. (esp of a person) worthy of reverence on account of great age, religious associations, character, position, etc
  2. (of inanimate objects) hallowed or impressive on account of historical or religious association
  3. ancient

    venerable tomes

  4. 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
  5. Church of England a title given to an archdeacon
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢惫别苍别谤补藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
  • 藞惫别苍别谤补产濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 惫别苍顎卐谤路补路产颈濒顎僫路迟测 惫别苍顎侥谤路补路产濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 惫别苍顎侥谤路补路产濒测 adverb
  • 辩耻补顎却颈-惫别苍顎侥谤路补路产濒别 adjective
  • qua顎卻i-惫别苍顎侥谤路补路产濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍顎卾别苍路别谤路补路产颈濒顎僫路迟测 noun
  • 耻苍路惫别苍顎侥谤路补路产濒别 adjective
  • un路惫别苍顎侥谤路补路产濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • un路惫别苍顎侥谤路补路产濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of venerable1

1400鈥50; late Middle English < Latin 惫别苍别谤腻产颈濒颈蝉, equivalent to 惫别苍别谤腻 ( 谤墨 ) to venerate + -bilis -ble
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of venerable1

C15: from Latin 惫别苍别谤腻产颈濒颈蝉, from 惫别苍别谤腻谤墨 to venerate
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The venerable system of health clinics, based in South Los Angeles, on Thursday joined about 10 other nonprofits in launching a media campaign that will focus on half a dozen U.S.

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The Agriculture Department funds research and the venerable 4-H youth development program, but its core school-related contribution is paying for food to feed children from low-income families while they are at school.

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And a venerable allied military organization is the best of all worlds.

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It is a shame to see a venerable news institution reduced to a billionaire鈥檚 plaything.

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ILe was bent on expanding the avenues of Latin music, but she was going to achieve this by delving into the venerable genres connected to her heritage.

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