Both Uses of
venerable
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- Venerable he seemed as a king crowned with many winters, and yet hale as a tried warrior in the fulness of his strength.†
Chpt 2.1 *venerable = respected (worthy of respect) -- typically because of age or position
- He was interested, however, to hear that Dain was still King under the Mountain, and was now old (having passed his two hundred and fiftieth year), venerable, and fabulously rich.†
Chpt 2.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(venerable) respected (worthy of respect) -- typically because of age or position
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, venerable can be used as a specific religious title whose exact meaning depends upon the religious denomination, but when given, is only to a small number or people who are exceptionally respected and admired.