1. worthy of respect: worthy of respect as a result of great age, wisdom, remarkable achievements, or similar qualities
2. religion revered: revered for qualities such as great age or holiness
3. ancient: extremely old
4. christianity used as title before canonization: used by the Roman Catholic Church to describe somebody who has died and attained the first of the three degrees of canonization
5. christianity used as archdeacon's title: used in the Church of England as a title for an archdeacon
[15th century. Directly or via French< Latin venerabilis< venerari (see venerate)]
