venerable

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
2. 2
   Worthy of reverence.
3. 3
   Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
4. 4
   Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
5. 5
   Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.
6. 6
   A form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church.
7. 7
   The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation.
8. 8
   The description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Noun

1. 1
   A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Buddhist monks and nuns.