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venerability::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | venerableness |
| Type of | honorableness, honourableness |
| Derivation | venerable |
Examples of venerability
venerability
China had an exceptionally strong state of great venerability.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Flapping hard from the lofty perch of House Speaker, Foley's venerability is his greatest vulnerability.
From the time.com
His writings could be used in support of the claims of later kings concerning the venerability and extent of their rule.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In contest after contest, from Oregon to Maine, younger candidates seemed able to exploit the contrast between vigor and venerability.
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The salmon is an important creature in several strands of Celtic mythology and poetry, which often associated them with wisdom and venerability.
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With all the gravitas commensurate with his status and venerability, the legendary Glaswegian sage, poet and humorist Ivor Cutler puts the collective mind of his audience at ease.
From the independent.co.uk
The venerability of developing economies is that the political and sociological development has been outpaced resulting in difficulties in keeping the heat in.
From the economist.com
The problem in Mexico, beyond the crime and corrupt government, is the peoples unawareness, ignorance, indifference and their venerability of being lied to so easy.
From the economist.com
This paper provides a practical proposal for improving user confidence in wiki information by coloring the text of a wiki article based on the venerability of the text.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- The quality of deserving veneration
- (venerable) impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"
- (venerable) august: profoundly honored; "revered holy men"
- The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.
- The qualities of being venerable; great age, respectability, infirmity, etc
- (venerable) commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position; worthy of reverence; ancient, antiquated or archaic
- (venerable) adj. | deserving of respect because of age or achievement | Good old Deacon Gookin had arrived, and waited at the skirts of that venerable saint, his revered pastor. (p. 111)
- (Venerable (as the title of an archdeacon)) the Ven. William Davies
- (Venerable) Latin venerabilis, to be reverenced -- the lowest title of the three degrees of sanctity in the Roman Catholic Church (among beatification and canonization); a title given to an archdeacon in the Anglican Church.
