Was there ever a wider or more loving conspiracy than that which keeps the venerable figure of Santa Claus from slipping away, with all the other oldtime myths, into the forsaken wonderland of the past?
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Venerable
/ˈvɛnəɹəbl/
Synonyms for "venerable" (186 found)
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Closest matches (38)
Adjective(12 words)
augustreveredage oldancient adjectiveancient civilizationancient civilization discoveriesancient civilizationsancient codesancient manuscriptancient siteancient societyarchdeacon
acknowledgedadmirableadmittedadvancedadvanced in lifeadvanced in yearsage-oldagedagelessalong in yearsancientantediluvianantiquearistocraticaugustauldawe inspiringawe-inspiringawesomeawful
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Noun(4 words)
ancient cultureancient historiesancient kingdomancient mesopotamian cities
Strong matches (55)
courtlycreditablecustomarydatelessdignifieddivinedreadfulelderlyestablishedesteemedestimablefamousfixedfolkgrandgravegraygray with agegray-hairedgray-headed
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greygrown oldhallowedhanded downheavenlyheld in esteemheroichighly esteemedhighly regardedhighly reputedhighly respectablehoarhoaryholyhonorablehonoredillustriousimmemorialimposingimpressivein favorin good odorin high favorineffableinenarrableinexpressibleinveterate
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (93)
inviolableinviolatekinglylegendaryloftylong establishedlong standinglong-establishedlong-standinglordlymagisterialmajesticmeritoriousmythologicalnoblenuminousof long standingof oldof the folkof yore
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oldold as historyold as methuselahold as timeold-timeoldenoralpatriarchalpreciousprescriptiveprestigiousprincelyqueenlyreceivedrecognizedregalreligiousreputablerespectablerespectedreveredreverencedreverendreverentialrootedroyalsacredsacrosanctsedatesenectuoussobersolemnspiritualstatelystatuesquetime-honoredtimelesstimeworntraditionaltried and truetrue bluetrue-blueunderstoodunspeakableuntouchableunutterableunwrittenveneratedwell-thought-ofwhitewhite with agewhite-beardedwhite-crownedwhite-hairedworshipfulworthywrinkledwrinklyyears old
Adjective(10 words)
longstanding recordpatriarchredoubtablerespectedsagesenior groupthousand-year-oldtime honoredtitlewise elders
Determiner(1 words)
most ancient river valley
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
senethousand-year history
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11 entriesancient libraryarchdeaconelders councilesteemed professorgrandfathergrandmotherhistoric campushonored ancestorrevered eldersenior grouptime honored tradition
Collocations
10 entrieschurch honorificthe venerablevenerable archdeaconvenerable eldervenerable figurevenerable historyvenerable institutionvenerable professorvenerable rankvenerable tradition
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Within the palace, open to the day, / there stood a massive altar. Overhead, / with drooping boughs, a venerable bay / its shadowy foliage o'er the home-gods spread.
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The venerable observatory, with its suite of cameras and other instruments, is expected to stay operational through the 2020s, in synergy with the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope.
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The Venerable Bede is regarded as one of the most important chroniclers of the early Middle Ages.
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