Both Uses
venerable
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William Wilson
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- In truth, it was a dream-like and spirit-soothing place, that venerable old town.†
*venerable = respected (worthy of respect) -- typically because of age or position
- Encompassed by the massy walls of this venerable academy, I passed, yet not in tedium or disgust, the years of the third lustrum of my life.†
Definitions:
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(venerable) respected (worthy of respect) -- typically because of age or position
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(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.