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The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.
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In the Roman Catholic Church's Latin rite, The Venerable is the style used for a person who has been posthumously declared "heroic in virtue" during the investigation and process leading to possible canonization as a saint. Before a person is considered to be venerable he or she must be declared as such by a proclamation, approved by the pope, of having lived a life that was "heroic in virtue" -- the virtues being the Theological Virtues of faith, hope and charity and the Cardinal Virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance. The next step is beatification, at which point the person is referred to as The Blessed, and then finally canonization, at which point the person is referred to as Saint.
The 7th century English monk St. Bede was referred to as being venerable soon after his death and, by tradition, is therefore often referred to as "The Venerable Bede" despite his also having been canonized. St Bede was the first person to be recorded as The Venerable.
| Stages of Canonization in the Roman Catholic Church |
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| Servant of God → Venerable → Blessed → Saint |
In the Anglican Communion "The Venerable" (abbreviated as "the Ven") is the style given to an archdeacon.
In Buddhism, the Western style of Venerable (also abbreviated as Ven.) is entitled to ordained Buddhist monks and nuns and also to novices (shramaneras). The title of Master may be followed for senior members of the Sangha. Venerable, along with ""Reverend"" (Rev.) is used as a western alternative to Maha Thera in the Theravada branch and Shì (釋, as in "Sakya") in Chinese Mahayana branch.[1]
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| Translations: Venerable |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ærværdig
Nederlands (Dutch)
eerbiedwaardig, titel van aartsdiaken, heilig verklaard
Français (French)
adj. - vénérable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ehrwürdig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σεβάσμιος, αξιοσέβαστος, (θρησκ.) όσιος, αιδεσιμότατος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - venerável, respeitável
Русский (Russian)
почтенный, древний, преподобный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - venerable
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vördnadsvärd
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
庄严的, 古老的, 值得尊敬的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 莊嚴的, 古老的, 值得尊敬的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 존경할 만한, 숭고한, 오래된
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 敬うべき, 尊ぶべき, 神さびた, 古い, …師, 尊者
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) جليل, موقر, يستوجب الاحترام, لقب رئيس الشمامسه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ראוי להערצה, מכובד, נשוא-פנים, מקודש (תואר כנסייתי)
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