venerable

venerable
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. aged, hoary; patriarchal; respected, revered. See age, oldness.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Old]
Syn. aged, hoary, ancient; see old 3 .
2. [Having qualities becoming to age]
Syn. revered, reverenced, honored, honorable, noble, august, grand, esteemed, respected, dignified, imposing, grave, serious, sage, wise, philosophical, experienced.
Ant. inexperienced*, callow, raw.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[VEN ur uh bul]
esteemed because of one's age or character.
The venerable judge was retiring after 30 years on the bench.
SYN.: respected, revered, esteemed, worthy, venerated, honored, time-honored, august, dignified, old.
ANT.: disrespected, dishonorable, undignified
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past: age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, olden, old-time, timeworn. Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills. See NEW.

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