Englishvenerable
adjective
he was a venerable and most pious king:
respected, venerated, revered, reverenced, worshipped, honored, esteemed, hallowed, august, distinguished, acclaimed, celebrated, lionized;
renowned, illustrious, glorious, legendary, famed, eminent, preeminent, great, elevated, prominent, notable, noted;
respectable, reputable, decent, honorable, worthy, exemplary.
▷antonyms disreputable, dishonorable.