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The definition of venerable is respected or honored, or in the Catholic faith it can also mean someone who is considered holy and who may be considered for sainthood.

(adjective)

An example of venerable is a well respected and admired judge.

See venerable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

worthy of respect or reverence by reason of age and dignity, character, or position
impressive on account of age or historic or religious associations: a venerable monument
1. Anglican Ch. a title of reverence for an archdeacon
2. R.C.Ch. a title of veneration for a dead person who may later be beatified

Origin: ME < MFr vénérable < L venerabilis, to be reverenced < venerari: see venerate

Related Forms:

venerability noun or venerableness
venerably adverb

See venerable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association: venerable relics.
Venerable Abbr. Ven. or V.
a. Roman Catholic Church Used as a form of address for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.
b. Used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church or the Episcopal Church.

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