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Definition of: venerable
(ven′ər·ə·bəl) adjective
1. Meriting or commanding veneration; worthy of reverence: now usually implying age.
2. Exciting reverential feelings because of sacred or elevated associations.
3. Revered: used as a title for an archdeacon in Anglican churches, and for those beatified in the Roman Catholic Church. See synonyms under ANCIENT1. [<OF <L venerabilis <venerari revere]
—ven′er·a·ble·ness, ven′er·a·bil′i·ty noun
—ven′er·a·bly adverb
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