English-Thai Dictionary

Venerable

N คำ เรียก นำหน้า ชื่อ บุคคล ที่ น่านับถือ  kam-riak-nam-na-chue-buk-kon-ti-na-nab-tue

 

venerable

ADJ น่าเคารพนับถือ  ซึ่ง ควร แก่ การ ยกย่อง  น่ายกย่อง  august respceted reverend na-kao-rob-nab-tue

 

venerable

ADJ แก่ มาก (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  ค่อนข้าง ให้ ความหมาย ไป ใน ทาง ตลกขบขัน  เก่าแก่  โบรา ณ  ancient extremely old modern new kae-mak

 

venerableness

N ความ น่าเคารพ  antiquity holiness kwam-na-kao-rob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VENERABLE

a.[L. 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.

 

VENERABLENESS

n.The state or quality of being venerable.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VENERABLE

Ven "er *a *ble, a. Etym: [L. venerabilis: cf. F. vénérable.]

 

1. Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable magistrate; a venerable parent. He was a man of eternal self-sacrifice, and that is always venerable. De Quincey. Venerable men! you have come down to us from a former generation. D. Webster.

 

2. Rendered sacred by religious or other associations; that should be regarded with awe and treated with reverence; as, the venerable walls of a temple or a church.

 

Note: This word is employed in the Church of England as a title for an archdeacon. In the Roman Catholic Church, venerable is applied to those who have attained to the lowest of the three recognized degrees of sanctity, but are not among the beatified, nor the canonized. -- Ven "er *a *ble *ness, n. -- Ven "er *a *bly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

venerable

ven er a ble |ˈvenərəbəl, ˈvenrə -ˈvɛnər (ə )bəl | ▶adjective accorded a great deal of respect, esp. because of age, wisdom, or character: a venerable statesman. • (in the Roman Catholic Church ) a title given to a deceased person who has attained a certain degree of sanctity but has not been fully beatified or canonized. • (in the Anglican Church ) a title given to an archdeacon. DERIVATIVES ven er a bil i ty |ˌvenərəˈbilətē |noun, ven er a ble ness noun, ven er a bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin venerabilis, from the verb venerari (see venerate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

venerable

ven ¦er |able |ˈvɛn (ə )rəb (ə )l | ▶adjective accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character: a venerable statesman. • (in the Anglican Church ) a title given to an archdeacon. • (in the Roman Catholic Church ) a title given to a deceased person who has attained a certain degree of sanctity but has not been fully beatified or canonized. DERIVATIVES venerability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, venerableness noun, venerably adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin venerabilis, from the verb venerari (see venerate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

venerable

venerable adjective the venerable Martin Steed joined our faculty in 1962: respected, venerated, revered, honored, esteemed, hallowed, august, distinguished, eminent, great, grand.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

venerable

venerable adjective he was a venerable and most pious king: respected, venerated, revered, reverenced, worshipped, honoured, esteemed, hallowed, august, distinguished, acclaimed, celebrated, lionized; renowned, illustrious, glorious, legendary, famed, eminent, pre-eminent, great, elevated, prominent, notable, noted; respectable, reputable, decent, honourable, worthy, exemplary. ANTONYMS disreputable, dishonourable.

 

French Dictionary

vénérable

vénérable adj. adjectif Digne de respect. : Un scientifique vénérable présidait la séance. SYNONYME respectable . Note Technique Cet adjectif s ’emploie souvent par plaisanterie.

 

Spanish Dictionary

venerable

venerable adjetivo 1 Que merece ser respetado o venerado :anciano venerable; los venerables y fastuosos manuscritos ennoblecían sus bibliotecas; tomaba como referentes venerables ejemplos históricos .2 adjetivo /nombre común Título que se aplica a una persona muerta que tiene fama de santidad y cuyo proceso de beatificación ha iniciado la iglesia católica :el venerable Padre Champagnat fue fundador de los Hermanos Maristas .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

venerable

ven er a ble /vén (ə )rəb (ə )l /形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(高齢 人徳 高位などから )尊敬に値する, 尊敬すべき, 立派な 〈人 〉.2 〈建物 場所などが 〉古びて尊い, 由緒ある ▸ a venerable cathedral 荘厳な寺院 .3 〖名詞 の前で; 通例the V- 〗〘英国教 〙…師 〘副監督 (archdeacon )の敬称; ｟略 ｠Ven 〙; 〘カトリック 〙…尊者 〘教皇庁が公認する敬称で, 聖人 福者に列せられる前の段階 〙.v è n er a b í l i ty, ～ness 名詞 v é n er a bly 副詞