(a) Honorable, virtuous, of noble character, estimable; highly respectable, decent; of a knight: excelling in knightly virtues, courageous, courteous, of great prowess; maken ~, to honor (sb.); (b) deserving of honor or respect, praiseworthy; also, ?deserving of special treatment, singular [quot. a1500(c1477)]; (c) of an act, a ceremony: demonstrative of due honor or respect; (d) renowned, eminent, famed; (e) bringing honor or distinction; (f) as noun: one who is honorable, a respectable person.

(a) Deserving of religious veneration, worthy to be worshipped, holy, sacred; sacrosanct; (b) showing reverence (to God); maken ~, to honor (one’s ministry); (c) inclined to offer religious veneration, minded to worship; reverent, devout; (d) of vestments: clerical, for use in a religious ceremony; (e) of God: glorious.

(a) Powerful, influential; (b) important; (c) efficacious, effective.

Of objects: valuable, precious; of clothing: fine, of high quality, splendid, attractive; gret ~ doinge, the magnificent work (of Solomon).

Advantageous, beneficial, profitable.

(a) Of high rank or office; also, highborn, of noble stock; also, as noun: a superior in office [quot. a1475]; o worshipfullere, one who is of higher rank; (b) as an honorific or a respectful epithet for a city, one’s social superior, an official, a spouse, etc.;—freq. in salutations of letters, petitions, etc.; also used iron.; also, as noun in salutations: good sir; righte ~, right honorable sir; (c) used in formal address to a high cleric or to royalty; ~ bede, the Venerable Bede.

Awesome, awe-inspiring, daunting.

Error for unworshipful adj.