venerableness

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This here venerableness, he declares a whole lot, is solely and absolutely due to the ondisputable fact that he ain’t never bathed in forty-two years.

From Louisiana Lou A Western Story by Winter, William West

I am afraid that the old commended itself by its venerableness, the solidity of its traditions, and the authority of its great names, while the new was still vague and formless.

From Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

There was nothing artificial or upstart about their beauty, but the venerableness of dignity.

From Stubble by Looms, George

By his talents, learning, and ambition, Cotton Mather had become recognized as a "Father in the Church;" and his aspect, as he stood in the pulpit of "North Boston," fulfilled the idea of venerableness.

From Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply by Upham, Charles Wentworth

Those who belong to them have all the upstart pride and pettifogging spirit of their present character ingrafted on the venerableness and superstitious sanctity of ancient institutions.

From Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners by Hazlitt, William