Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position. / Worthy of reverence. / Ancient, antiquated or archaic. / Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.

plural of venerableness

(Singapore) A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Buddhist monks and nuns.

A form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church / The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation

The condition of being venerable.

The act of venerating or the state of being venerated. / Profound reverence, respect or awe. / Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.

present participle of venerate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of venerate

(transitive) To treat with great respect and deference. / (transitive) To revere or hold in awe.

Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse. / Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.