ven ‧ e ‧ ra ‧ ble /ˈven ə rəb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: venerabilis , from venerari ; ⇨ ↑ venerate ]
1 . [usually before noun] formal a venerable person or thing is respected because of their great age, experience etc – often used humorously:
venerable financial institutions
the venerable guitarist Pat Martino
a venerable tradition
2 . the Venerable ...
a) in the Church of England, the title given to an ↑ archdeacon
b) in the Roman Catholic religion, the title given to a dead person who is holy but not yet a ↑ saint
c) in the Buddhist religion, the title given to a ↑ monk