Associations to the word «Venerable»
Noun
- Cheng
- Friar
- Wordsworth
- Statesman
- Waistcoat
- Yen
- Waverley
- Santo
- Bishop
- Magnificence
- Zeal
- Convent
- Antioch
- Sire
- Penang
- Thebes
- Clergy
- Wig
- Litre
- Icon
- Tradition
- Schema
- Moss
- Vicar
- Orthodox
- Ordination
- Sufferer
- Novgorod
- Robe
- Contemplation
- Multitude
- Breech
- Wrinkle
- Maximus
- Colombo
- Virgin
- Brotherhood
- Stanza
- Augustus
- Boyce
- Glimmer
- Rejoicing
- Aristocracy
- Epithet
- Sinai
- Precinct
- Sixty
- Spire
- Deacon
- Leo
- Rome
- Augustine
- Prior
- Antiquary
- Worthy
- Layman
- Rouen
- Vanity
- Divine
- Silent
- Religious
- Gregory
- Ornament
- Malaya
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
VENERABLE, adjective. Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
VENERABLE, adjective. Worthy of reverence.
VENERABLE, adjective. Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
VENERABLE, adjective. Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
VENERABLE, adjective. Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.
VENERABLE, adjective. Used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church
VENERABLE, adjective. Used as a form of address in the Roman Catholic Church for someone in the first stages of sainthood
VENERABLE, adjective. Used as a form of address in the Eastern Orthodox Church for some saints
Dictionary definition
VENERABLE, adjective. Impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard".
VENERABLE, adjective. Profoundly honored; "revered holy men".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.