venenosityt (venenositi)

[= F. vénénosité = Sp. venenosidad = Pg. venenosidade = It. venenosità; son: see venom. Cf. venenose and venomous, doublets of venenous.] Poisonous; toxic.Venenous anthelmintic, a remedy for intestinal worms, which acts by destroying the parasite, and not by simply expelling it: a vermicide as distinguished from a vermi fuge. venerabilityt (ven"e-ra-bil'i-ti), n. [ The excellence and venerability of their prototypes. Dr. H. More, Antidote against Idolatry, viii. venerable (ven'e-ra-bl), a. [ venerer ence; an exalted feeling or sentiment excited by the dignity, wisdom, and goodne of a person, or by the sacredne of his character, and, with regard to a place, by the sacred or historic a ociations that hallow it. Places consecrated to a more than ordinary veneration , by being reputed to have some particular actions done in them relating to the Death and Resurrection of Christ. Maundrell , Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 69. Veneration is the name given to the state of mind comprehending both religious regard and a sentiment drawn out by the more commanding and august of our fellow beings. A. Bain , Emotions and Will, p. 92. 2. The outward expre ion of reverent feeling; worship. "They fell down and worshipped him," after the manner of the Easterlings when they do veneration to their kings. Jer . Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), Ι. 45. 3. In phren., the organ of adoration, reverence, or respect for what is great and good. See cut under phrenology.=Syn. 1. Reverence, Veneration, Awe, etc. See reverence.