Ven"er*a*ble (?), a. [L. venerabilis:
cf. F. vénérable.] 1. 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.
He was a man of eternal self-sacrifice, and that is always
venerable.
De Quincey.
Venerable men! you have come down to us from a former
generation.
D. Webster.
2. 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.
&fist; This word is employed in the Church of England as a title for an
archdeacon. In the Roman Catholic Church, venerable is applied to
those who have attained to the lowest of the three recognized degrees of
sanctity, but are not among the beatified, nor the
canonized.
-- Ven"er*a*ble*ness, n. --
Ven"er*a*bly, adv.
Ven"er*a*ble (?), a. [L. venerabilis:
cf. F. vénérable.] 1. 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.
He was a man of eternal self-sacrifice, and that is always
venerable.
De Quincey.
Venerable men! you have come down to us from a former
generation.
D. Webster.
2. 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.
&fist; This word is employed in the Church of England as a title for an
archdeacon. In the Roman Catholic Church, venerable is applied to
those who have attained to the lowest of the three recognized degrees of
sanctity, but are not among the beatified, nor the
canonized.
-- Ven"er*a*ble*ness, n. --
Ven"er*a*bly, adv.
