Synonyms for venerable
ˈvɛn ər ə bəlven·er·a·ble

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1. venerable

   That is termed old which has existed long, or which existed long ago. Ancient, from the Latin, through the French, is the more stately, old, from the Saxon, the more familiar word. Familiarity, on one side, is near to contempt; thus we say, an old coat, an old hat. On the other hand, familiarity is akin to tenderness, and thus old is a word of endearment; as, "the old homestead," the "old oaken bucket." "Tell me the old, old story!" has been sung feelingly by millions; "tell me that ancient story" would remove it out of all touch of human sympathy. Olden is a statelier form of old, and is applied almost exclusively to time, not to places, buildings, persons, etc. As regards periods of time, the familiar are also the near; thus, the old times are not too far away for familiar thought and reference; the olden times are more remote, ancient times still further removed. Gray, hoary, and moldering refer to outward and visible tokens of age. Aged applies chiefly to long-extended human life. Decrepit, gray, and hoary refer to the effects of age on the body exclusively; senile upon the mind also; as, a decrepit frame, senile garrulousness. One may be aged and neither decrepit nor senile. Elderly is applied to those who have passed middle life, but scarcely reached old age. Remote (Latin re, back or away, and moveo, move), primarily refers to space, but is extended to that which is far off in time; as, at some remote period. Venerable expresses the involuntary reverence that we yield to the majestic and long-enduring, whether in the material world or in human life and character. Compare ANTIQUE; OBSOLETE; PRIMEVAL.

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   Synonyms:
   aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, decrepit, elderly, gray, hoary, immemorial, old, olden, patriarchal, remote, senile, time-honored, time-worn

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1. venerable

   Synonyms:
   sage, wise, grave

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1. venerableadjective

   impressive by reason of age

   "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"

   Synonyms:
   revered, august

   Antonyms:
   young, dishonourable, dishonorable, immature

2. august, revered, venerableadjective

   profoundly honored

   "revered holy men"

   Synonyms:
   grand, revered, lordly, august

   Antonyms:
   dishonorable, immature, dishonourable, young

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1. venerableadjective

   Synonyms:
   to be venerated, worthy of veneration, oracular, grave, sage, wise

2. venerableadjective

   Synonyms:
   dread, awful, dreadful

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1. List of paraphrases for "venerable":

   time-honoured

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1. Tom Carter:

   I drift like a cloud, Across these venerable eastern lands, A journey of unfathomable distances, An endless scroll of experiences... Lady Zhejiang here we must part, For the next province awaits my embrace. Sad wanderer, once you conquer the East, Where do you go?

2. Henry David Thoreau:

   What is a country without rabbits and partridges They are among the most simple and indigenous animal products ancient and venerable familes known to antiquity as to modern times of the very hue and substance of Nature, nearest allied to leaves and to the ground.

3. Rebecca West:

   In England and America a beard usually means that its owner would rather be considered venerable than virile; on the continent of Europe it often means that its owner makes a special claim to virility.

4. CLIFFORD VILLALON:

   The seven colors of the rainbow are the shades of human lifestyle: reserved, outlandish, yo-yo, good, bad, innovative and venerable.

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