= reverend, adj. 3. rare after 17th cent.

Of a thing, place, etc.: worthy of, or inspiring, reverence. Now rare.

Entitled to veneration.

transferred and figurative. Regarded with or entitled to respect or reverence similar to that which attaches to holy things.

Of things. Worthy of veneration or deep respect; deserving to be revered on account of noble qualities or associations.

Inspiring reverence; worthy of being revered; venerable. Now somewhat rare.

Of or relating to a numen; revealing or indicating the presence of a divinity; divine, spiritual. Also as n.