Venerated vs. Venerable

Veneratedverb

simple past tense and past participle of venerate

Venerableadjective

Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.

Veneratedadjective

worthy of adoration or reverence

Venerableadjective

Worthy of reverence.

Venerableadjective

Ancient, antiquated or archaic.

Venerableadjective

Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.

Venerableadjective

Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.

Venerableadjective

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.’; ‘Venerable men! you have come down to us from a former generation.’;

Venerableadjective

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.

Venerableadjective

impressive by reason of age;

‘a venerable sage with white hair and beard’;

Venerableadjective

profoundly honored;

‘revered holy men’;