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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛnəɹəbl/, /ˈvɛnɹəbl/
Adjective
Venerable (comparative more Venerable, superlative most Venerable)
- A form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church
- The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation
- The description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Translations
description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation
description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Noun
Venerable (plural Venerables)
- (Singapore) A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Buddhist monks and nuns.