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Definition of venerable : 1. Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; - generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable magistrate; a venerable parent.
2. Rendered sacred by religious or other associations; that should be regarded with awe and treated with reverence; as, the venerable walls of a temple or a church.

Synonyms:

callow, noble, imposing, sage, time-honored, lordly, raw, patriarchal, olden, old-time, dignified, time-worn, hoary, serious, timeworn, august, grave, respected, decrepit, honored, grand, age-old, wise, new, old as Methuselah, inexperienced, old as the hills, remote, honourable, honorable, immemorial, senile, philosophical, revered, gray

geriatric, superannuated, aged, mature, matured, durable, vintage, elderly, ripe, octogenarian, old, ancient

primeval, archaic, primitive, primordial, antique, paleolithic, antiquated, antediluvian

Usage examples:

• Come in, venerable father; you come among good people." - "Undine", Friedrich de la Motte Fouque.
• A more venerable- looking man it is difficult to conceive, and had he been educated and brought up with his fellow men, he would no doubt have had a mind worthy of his person. - "Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official", William Sleeman.
• As I looked up I saw a venerable, grayhaired man looking down at me. - "Sowing and Reaping", Dwight Moody.