VENERABLE (

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• LAT

Lat. venerabilis, worthy of reverence, venerari, to reverence, to

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• WORSHIP (i.e. " worth-ship," O. Eng. weor8scipe)

worship, allied to

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• VENUS

Venus, love; the Indo-Germ.

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• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root is wen-, to

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• DESIRE

desire, whence Eng. " win, properly to struggle for, hence to gain)  , worthy of honour, respect and reverence, especially a term applied to dignified or honourable age . It is specifically used as a title of address given to archdeacons in the Anglican Church . It was naturally a term of respectful address from early times; thus St Augustine (Epist . 76, 88, 139) cites it of bishops, and Philip I. of France was styled venerabilis and venerandus (see Du Cange, Gloss. s.v . Venerabilitas) . In the Roman Church the granting of the title " venerable " is the first step in the long process _of- the canonization of saints (see CANONIZATION) .