venerableness
Quality deserving reverence
The quality of being venerable—worthy of respect or reverence due to age, wisdom, dignity, or sacred associations.
Venerableness suggests the accumulated weight of years or tradition: The venerableness of the institution gave its pronouncements authority.
The word is formal and uncommon; most writers prefer the simpler *venerable* as an adjective.
Regard with honor
- admirationDeep respect felt
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- regardAttentive consideration given
homage · tribute · honor · recognition · acknowledgment · appreciation · prestige · renown
Great age, ancient era
- ancientnessExtreme age or oldness
- hoaryAged and gray
- time-honoredRespected due to age
- vintageQuality from past eras
longevity · patriarch · matriarch · elder · centenarian · octogenarian · nonagenarian · senescence
Quality of being holy
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- pietySincere religious devotion
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
blessedness · spirituality · divinity · worship · adoration · awe · reverence · beatification
Dignified, weighty manner
- statelinessDignified, imposing quality
- solemnitySerious, dignified quality
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
nobility · composure · poise · bearing · demeanor · augustness · formality · elegance
Penetrating mental acuity
- sapienceProfound intellectual discernment
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
judgment · understanding · enlightenment · erudition · learnedness · knowledge · acumen · perspicacity
respect
Regard with honor
- admirationDeep respect felt
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
regard · homage · tribute · honor · recognition · acknowledgment · appreciation · prestige · renown · reputation
antiquity
Great age, ancient era
- ancientnessExtreme age or oldness
- hoaryAged and gray
- time-honoredRespected due to age
vintage · longevity · patriarch · matriarch · elder · centenarian · octogenarian · nonagenarian · senescence · gerontology
sacredness
Quality of being holy
consecration · blessedness · spirituality · divinity · worship · adoration · awe · reverence · beatification · sainthood
gravitas
Dignified, weighty manner
- statelinessDignified, imposing quality
- solemnitySerious, dignified quality
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
grandeur · nobility · composure · poise · bearing · demeanor · augustness · formality · elegance · refinement
sagacity
Penetrating mental acuity
- sapienceProfound intellectual discernment
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
discernment · judgment · understanding · enlightenment · erudition · learnedness · knowledge · acumen · perspicacity · profundity
venerablenessirreverence
Disregard for what's honored
disrepute · contemptibility · dishonorableness · ignominy · impiety
venerablenessyouthfulness
State of being young
immaturity · brashness · newness · callowness · juvenility
venerablenesscontemptibility
Deserving of disdain
unworthiness · disreputableness · ignominy · dishonor · baseness
venerable, venerate, venerated, veneration, venereal, venerating, venerates, venerations