English → Latin
“venerable” in Latin
venerābilisvenerable, augustvenerorto worship, adore, revere, venerate; to pay (one's) respectsrevereorto stand in awe (of), regard, respect, honor, reverence, revere; to stand in fear (of); to be afraid, feargravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hardAugustusAugustan (pertaining to the Emperor Augustus); imperial, royal; of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar
The English word venerable itself goes back to Latin venus, through venerabilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
venerable
venerabilis: venerandus: reverendus: gravis: augustus (especially by external dignity).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for venerable?
- The usual Latin words for “venerable” are venerābilis, veneror, revereor; also gravis, Augustus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.