venerable
IPA: vˈɛnɝʌbʌɫ
noun
- (Singapore) A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Buddhist monks and nuns.
adjective
- Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
- Worthy of reverence.
- Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
- Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
- Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.
- A form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church
- The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation
- The description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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