venerable

Modifies a noun

• martyr: Kontakion of the venerable martyrs, in Tone II: Spec.
• predecessor: Nor can I fail to mention my own venerable Predecessors who have guided the Church in the twentieth century.
• edifice: In 1848 this venerable edifice was sold to the North British Railroad Co. for about £ 18,000.
• relic: On redecorating the church in the 1970s, the Church Council decided they no longer wanted these venerable relics.
• father: Ed. ] On the 11th of March in the same year, the Rector's venerable father had breathed his last.
• prejudice: Through such proliferation, as Marx observed, ' ancient and venerable prejudices and opinions are swept away ' .

Modifying Another Word

• so: He abhorred a vain ostentation of wit in handling sacred truths, so venerable and grave, and of eternal consequence.
• very: Here is a very venerable oak, which is supposed to have existed in the founder's time, of uncommon size.
• pretty: The TR line, by contrast, proved pretty venerable.
• extremely: Once uncovered, they are extremely venerable to looting, destruction by the elements and worms.
• once: HILARIOUS JSM Hockeys This once venerable agency seems to have been taken over by a lettings specialist.
• highly: And so I hold the stated position as it is, because it belongs to men who are highly venerable.