Venerable

See also: venerable and vénérable

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛnəɹəbl/, /ˈvɛnɹəbl/

Adjective

Venerable (comparative more Venerable, superlative most Venerable)

1. A form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church
2. The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation
3. The description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church

Translations

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• Finnish: kunnianarvoisa (1), kunnioitettava (fi) (2,3)
• German: ehrwürdig (de)
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• Old English: hār

Related terms

• The Venerable Bede