Venerable
['ven(ə)rəb(ə)l] or ['vɛnərəbl]
Definition
(adj.) impressive by reason of age; 'a venerable sage with white hair and beard' .
Editor: William--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable magistrate; a venerable parent.
(a.) Rendered sacred by religious or other associations; that should be regarded with awe and treated with reverence; as, the venerable walls of a temple or a church.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. To be venerated, worthy of veneration, oracular, grave, sage, wise.[2]. Dread, awful, dreadful.
Checked by Horatio
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Sage, wise, grave,[See ADOBE]
Checker: Terrance
Definition
adj. that may be venerated: worthy of veneration reverence or honour: rendered sacred by religious or other associations: aged.—n. Ven′erableness.—adv. Ven′erably.
Editor: Ramon
Examples
- I must either wrong my three dear girls or my venerable father, who is entirely dependent on me, in the Vale of Taunton; or some one. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Well, then, I spoke to her in my well-known merry way, and she said, 'O that what's shaped so venerable should talk like a fool! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I see him now, excellent and venerable old man! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Early in the morning, I sauntered through the dear old tranquil streets, and again mingled with the shadows of the venerable gateways and churches. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I was greatly surprised to see so many elderly people--I might almost say, so many venerable people. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Immediately, the venerable parent--on a cold winter's night, it is said--anathematized and turned her out. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The city basked under the noon-day sun, and the venerable walls formed its picturesque boundary. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The venerable Mother of the Republics is scarce a fit subject for flippant speech or the idle gossipping of tourists. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I won't,' said the inexhaustible baby, '--allow--you--to--make--game--of--my--venerable--Ma. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That was all, but he understood it, and looked relieved, as he said to himself, with a venerable air. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The book brought out (it was never changed, but when finishedrecommenced) was a venerable volume, old as the hills--grey as the H?tel de Ville. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Perched on its eternal hills, white and domed and solid, massed together and hooped with high gray walls, the venerable city gleamed in the sun. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The venerable Isaac is subjected to an alembic, which will distil from him all he holds dear, without any assistance from my requests or thy entreaty. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- We have already noted the earlier adventures of this venerable relic before the days of Muhammad in chap. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The venerable inhabitants of that venerable pile seemed, in those times, to be encamped there like a sort of civilised gipsies. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Most famous of all was Bede, known as the Venerable Bede (673-735), a monk of Jarrow (on Tyne). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Venerable, venerable pile-- Pairdon, Doctor, zis is not ze Louvre--it is-- What is it? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Our venerable instructor was a great deal older, and not improved in appearance. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And they prepare to bear the venerable burden to the Sol's Arms. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A threadbare and venerable device, but useful upon occasion. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Nothing could exceed the love and respect which the younger cottagers exhibited towards their venerable companion. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Venerable parent promptly resorts to anathematization, and turns him out. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That church, whose dark, half-ruinous turrets overlooked the square, was the venerable and formerly opulent shrine of the Magi. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Only the stately phraseology and the measured speech of the sons of the Prophet are suited to a venerable antiquity like this. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You are so sprightly, Mr. George, returns the venerable grandfather. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The only use you can put him to, says the venerable sage. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- My two venerable favourites, Mr. Helstone and Mr. Yorke, it is true, are fine old beaus, infinitely better than any of the stupid young ones. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- We form rather more than half the list of white passengers on board a small steamer bound for the venerable Moorish town of Tangier, Africa. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Venerable parent dies. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- No doubt you will find some sights to amuse you in this venerable city, and I hope to bring back a more favourable report to you before evening. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Editor: Ramon