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Word: venerable
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Meaning:
Adjective:
- a : calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments; broadly : conveying an impression of aged goodness and benevolence b : impressive by reason of age
- ancient, antiquated or archaic
- commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position
- made sacred especially by religious or historical association
- Used as a Church
- Used as a form of address in the Eastern Orthodox Church for some saints
- Used as a form of address in the Roman Catholic Church for someone in the first stages of sainthood
- worthy of reverence
Source: Wiktionary
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