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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | venerabilis, from venerari; VENERATE |
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ven‧e‧ra‧ble
1 [usually before noun] formal a venerable person or thing is respected because of their great age, experience etc - often used humorously : the venerable guitarist Pat Martino
the venerable guitarist Pat Martino2
the Venerable ...
a) RRC in the Church of England, the title given to an archdeacon
b) RRC in the Roman Catholic religion, the title given to a dead person who is holy but not yet a saint
c) in the Buddhist religion, the title given to a monk
