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vĕnĕrābĭlis , e, adj. veneror.
I. Pass., worthy of respect or reverence, reverend, venerable (not ante-Aug.): “venerabilis vir miraculo litterarum ... venerabilior divinitate credita Carmentae matris,Liv. 1, 7, 8: “magnos quidem illos ac venerabiles,Quint. 12, 1, 18: “dives,Hor. S. 2, 5, 14: “donum,Verg. A. 6, 408: “partes eloquentiae (with sacrae),Tac. Or. 10.—
II. Act., showing veneration, venerating, revering, reverential (post-class.): “senatus in deum,Val. Max. 1, 1, 15: “verba erga deos,id. 2, 4, 4.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.408
    • Horace, Satires, 2.5.14
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 7.8
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 12, 1.18
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 1.1.15
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 2.4.4
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