VEN'ERABLE, adjective [Latin venerabilis, from veneror, to honor, to worship.] 1. Worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; as a venerable magistrate; a venerable parent. 2. Rendered sacred by religious associations, or being consecrated to God and to his worship; to be regarded with awe and treated with reverence; as the venerable walls of a temple or church. The places where saints have suffered for the testimony of Christ - rendered venerable by their death.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI