Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - venerable
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Venerable
venerable
~ adj 1 formal or humorous a venerable person or thing is very old and respected because of their age, experience, historical importance etc (venerable financial institutions such as the Bank of England) 2 the Venerable... a) the title given to a priest with the rank of archdeacon in the Church of England b) the title given by the Roman Catholic Church to a dead person who is very holy but not yet a saint (1)
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1. A venerable person deserves respect because they are old and wise. ...a venerable old man with white hair. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. Something that is venerable is impressive because it is old or important historically. May Day has become a venerable institution... ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
adjective Date: 15th century 1. deserving to be venerated — used as a title for an Anglican archdeacon or for a Roman Catholic who has been accorded the lowest of three degrees of recognition for sanctity 2. made sacred especially by religious or historical association 3. a. calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments a ~ jazz musician; broadly conveying an impression of aged goodness and benevolence encouraged by the ~ doctor's head-nodding b. impressive by reason of age under ~ pines Synonyms: see old • venerability noun • ~ness noun • venerably adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
adj. 1 entitled to veneration on account of character, age, associations, etc. (a venerable priest; venerable relics). 2 as the title of an archdeacon in the Church of England. 3 RC Ch. as the title of a deceased person who has attained a certain degree of sanctity but has not been fully beatified or canonized. Derivatives venerability n. venerableness n. venerably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF venerable or L venerabilis (as VENERATE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. почтенный, достойный почитания (по возрасту, заслугам и т. п.) 2. древний; освященный веками venerable relics —- священные останки under venerable pines —- под древними соснами names venerable to all posterity —- имена, которые будут чтить в веках 3. церк. преподобный (о святом) 4. церк. его преподобие (об архиепископе и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) почтенный; venerable age - почтенный возраст 2) eccl. преподобный (как титул) 3) древний, освященный веками Syn: see old ...Англо-русский словарь
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