Definition of VENERABLE

Other Words from venerable

venerability \ ˌve-nə-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē

, ˌven-rə- \ noun

venerableness \ ˈve-nər(-ə)-bəl-nəs

, ˈven-rə- \ noun

venerably \ ˈve-nər(-ə)-blē

, ˈven-rə- \ adverb

Choose the Right Synonym for venerable

old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence. old houses an old sweater of mine ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past. ancient accounts of dragons venerable stresses the impressiveness and dignity of great age. the family's venerable patriarch antique applies to what has come down from a former or ancient time. collected antique Chippendale furniture antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time. antiquated teaching methods archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time. the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence. a computer that makes earlier models obsolete

Examples of venerable in a Sentence

[Julie] Powell never met Julia Child (who died last year), but the venerable chef's spirit is present throughout, and Powell imaginatively reconstructs episodes from Child's life in the 1940s. Her writing is feisty and unrestrained, especially as she details killing lobsters, tackling marrowbones and cooking late into the night. — Publishers Weekly, 13 June 2005 Under her stewardship, the onetime boardinghouse came to be heralded as the South's most venerable family restaurant, a reliquary of old-fashioned cooking—collard greens enriched with fatback, creamed corn straight from the cob, fried chicken with a pepper-flecked crust—where the tables groaned beneath the weight of a quintessential midday repast, and history stood still on the plate for all to admire. — John T. Edge, Gourmet, January 2003 The lower the P/E, as a rough rule of thumb, the cheaper the stock. Though this guide to value has lots of exceptions, it remains a venerable market benchmark. — Jonathan Weil, Wall Street Journal, 21 Aug. 2001 I then descended to the Courts of justice, over which the judges, those venerable sages and interpreters of the law, presided, for determining the disputed rights and properties of men, as well as for the punishment of vice, and protection of innocence. — Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, 1726 the venerable old man was a cherished source of advice and wisdom for the villagers a venerable tradition that colleges have been maintaining for centuries

Recent Examples on the Web

The company also offers luxury train rides, including the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, river cruises in Europe and Asia, and owns the venerable ‘21’ Club restaurant in New York City. — Craig Karmin, WSJ, "Owner of Luxury Hotels Is Looking for a Buyer After Years of Spurning Offers," 14 Aug. 2018 But the patchwork rotation that sunk Seattle’s hopes last season wasn’t addressed at all, save re-signing the venerable yet declining Iwakuma. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "Can Anybody Catch the Astros? Handing Out AL West Offseason Grades," 14 Mar. 2018 The venerable Arthur Andersen went out of business. — Jon Talton, The Seattle Times, "Jeff Skilling and a reminder that white-collar crime doesn’t have to pay," 4 Sep. 2018 Indeed, the Indigo Girls’s show was the fastest sellout since the venerable theater in Beverly reopened in 2014, which no doubt pleased Cabot executive director J. Casey Soward. — Sophie Cannon, BostonGlobe.com, "Indigo Girls sell out the Cabot," 17 May 2018 And then, last April, India’s venerable Taj Hotels debuted a sumptuous resort with 50 stand-alone thatch roofed villas, Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, at Radhanagar Beach, a swath of sugary sand that often tops rankings of Asia’s best beaches. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, "The Best Places to Travel in 2019," 7 Dec. 2018 Doctor Who is now in its 11th season since the BBC rebooted the venerable sci-fi series back in 2005. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "BBC America’s long-running hit has a new Doctor and a new groove.," 20 Nov. 2018 From former law clerks to U.S. solicitors general, a bevy of venerable legal minds are prepared to testify in support of Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court justice nominee. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, "Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearing witnesses include former law clerks, school shooting survivor: A full list," 7 Sep. 2018 The venerable summer series at the bandshell in Central Park is up and running, and picks up pace with this appearance of Orpheus. — David Allen, New York Times, "4 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 21 June 2018

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