Venerable

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Rendered sacred by religious or other associations; that should be regarded with awe and treated with reverence; as, the venerable walls of a temple or a church.

II. Venerable ·adj Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect;

— generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable magistrate; a venerable parent.

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