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


OTHER FORMS:
vener·a·ble·ness or vener·a·bili·ty(Noun), vener·a·bly(Adverb)


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