Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being venerable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being venerable; venerableness.
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- noun The qualities of being
venerable ; greatage ,respectability ,infirmity , etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of deserving veneration
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Examples
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"I lived in the family of the Countess -, at Cintra, when your venerability was her spiritual guide."
The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula George Henry Borrow 1842
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“I lived in the family of the Countess —, at Cintra, when your venerability was her spiritual guide.”
The Bible in Spain 1712
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Despite the venerability of some its mechanics, this feels invigoratingly fresh.
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The members of the local Left Bank Quartet may be too young to have attained the status of "venerable," but they've played together for a long time now, and their ensemble has a patina of venerability that adds a relaxed glow to everything they touch.
'How Sweet the Sound' gospel competition; Calder Quartet; Left Bank Quartet Post 2010
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The applause from the old people's home residents was somewhat subdued by their arthritic venerability.
Confessional Marc Nash 2010
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"But there's no denying that venerability grants a great deal of unanticipated suspense to the material."
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Hey, there are still plenty of old above-the-title types out there whose names shimmer with venerability.
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Hey, there are still plenty of old above-the-title types out there whose names shimmer with venerability.
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It all seems rather vague taking into consideration that the Murdoch and Cisneros/Granier power bases have taken decades while one has to question whether or not President Hugo Chavez is going to continue uniquely at the helm of Venezuela's destinies until he reaches equivalent venerability with former President Rafael Caldera.
Nothing has changed since the days of Caesar and Brutus! Et tu! 2008
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Spotting a venerability, advertisers are swooping in.
Lucas Conley: What's a Little Marketing Between Friends? Two Years Hard Time 2008
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