a. [ Cf. F. vénérien. ] Devoted to the offices of Venus, or love; venereal. [ Obs. ] “I am all venerean in feeling.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. venereus, venerius, fr. Venus, Veneris, Venus, the goddess of love. See Venerate. ]
Into the snare I fell
Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains,
Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Med.) The venereal disease; syphilis. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. venereus, venerius, fr. Venus, Veneris, Venus, the goddess of love. See Venerate. ]
Into the snare I fell
Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains,
Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Med.) The venereal disease; syphilis. [ 1913 Webster ]