as in venerable
deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age
a beloved and venerated professor who has been a fixture on campus for decades
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as in worshipped
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
a proper setting in which to venerate God
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Recent Examples of venerated
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Dorje was four months old when he was identified by Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche, a venerated master of Tibetan Buddhism.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
Two of New York’s most venerated cultural institutions — the New York Public Library at Bryant Park and Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side — became the center of the two splashiest parties, thrown, of course, by tech companies (Amazon and YouTube, respectively).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
At the forthcoming 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Streisand will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or, commemorating the venerated artist’s decades-long career.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 May 2026
On May 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will open the new, nearly 12,000-square-foot galleries of its venerated Costume Institute.
—Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
The venerated civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the UFW with Chavez and served as the union’s vice president, later came forward with her own accounts of abuse by Chavez.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Not only because its casting displays a high degree of difficulty in finding actors who also sing and dance, including an exciting discovery in Miles Caton, but also because casting director Francine Maisler is a venerated figure within Hollywood.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Over the course of three Sundays, Image contributing photographer Jennelle Fong captured stylish visitors with their bounty at the venerated Hollywood Farmers Market.
—Jennelle Fong
contributing Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 15 June 2026
Olivier was venerated as a Shakespearean actor, playing many iconic protagonists in London including Hamlet, Henry V, Macbeth and, controversially, Othello.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
The backstory The Ritz-Carlton Maldives opening is bittersweet for followers of Kerry Hill, the late, venerated Australian architect responsible for some of the most legendary hotels in the last quarter-century (including several Aman properties and The Datai Langkawi).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
And the qualities that once stigmatized the sport are now venerated by the White House.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
In a culture where age is venerated, the banyan is the oldest living thing most people will encounter here.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Our Lady of Guadalupe is represented pregnant and venerated by devotees seeking protection and peace.
—Marie-Claire Beaulieu, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
In that vein, there has recently been considerable attention paid to Hasan Piker, the controversial influencer whom progressives have venerated yet whose extremism and anti-American tirades worry moderates — and give Republicans ammunition.
—Douglas E. Schoen, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2026
They were venerated as their tribes’ leaders.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark live release, Frampton recounts his history in bands The Herd and Humble Pie before striking stadium-sellout gold as a solo star with venerated guitar chops and an inventive talk box.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Dorje was four months old when he was identified by Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche, a venerated master of Tibetan Buddhism.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
Two of New York’s most venerated cultural institutions — the New York Public Library at Bryant Park and Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side — became the center of the two splashiest parties, thrown, of course, by tech companies (Amazon and YouTube, respectively).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
At the forthcoming 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Streisand will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or, commemorating the venerated artist’s decades-long career.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 May 2026
On May 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will open the new, nearly 12,000-square-foot galleries of its venerated Costume Institute.
—Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
The venerated civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the UFW with Chavez and served as the union’s vice president, later came forward with her own accounts of abuse by Chavez.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Not only because its casting displays a high degree of difficulty in finding actors who also sing and dance, including an exciting discovery in Miles Caton, but also because casting director Francine Maisler is a venerated figure within Hollywood.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Over the course of three Sundays, Image contributing photographer Jennelle Fong captured stylish visitors with their bounty at the venerated Hollywood Farmers Market.
—Jennelle Fong
contributing Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery with emblematic golden domes, is venerated by both the Russian and Ukrainian wings of the Orthodox Church as one of their most important spiritual centers.
—CBS News, 15 June 2026
Olivier was venerated as a Shakespearean actor, playing many iconic protagonists in London including Hamlet, Henry V, Macbeth and, controversially, Othello.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
The backstory The Ritz-Carlton Maldives opening is bittersweet for followers of Kerry Hill, the late, venerated Australian architect responsible for some of the most legendary hotels in the last quarter-century (including several Aman properties and The Datai Langkawi).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
And the qualities that once stigmatized the sport are now venerated by the White House.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
In a culture where age is venerated, the banyan is the oldest living thing most people will encounter here.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Our Lady of Guadalupe is represented pregnant and venerated by devotees seeking protection and peace.
—Marie-Claire Beaulieu, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
In that vein, there has recently been considerable attention paid to Hasan Piker, the controversial influencer whom progressives have venerated yet whose extremism and anti-American tirades worry moderates — and give Republicans ammunition.
—Douglas E. Schoen, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2026
They were venerated as their tribes’ leaders.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for venerated
Adjective
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The venerable venue’s spokesman represents a must-see in a part of the city laden with them.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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His love and appreciation for venerable artists like Von Freeman, George Freeman and Willie Pickens made the Green Mill one of the greatest places to play.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Which deity is worshipped in its pews?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sanskrit speakers worshipped Dyaus Pitr, or Sky Father.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the bench is the revered Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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From coast to coast, the trendiest cafes these days are peddling ceremonial-grade expressions of the revered style of green tea that’s been powdered and celebrated in China and Japan for centuries.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Venerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venerated. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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