Both Uses
venerable
in
Death Comes for the Archbishop
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- Bernard was handsome in person and of unusual mentality, had in himself the fineness to reverence all that was fine in his venerable Superior.†
Part 9 *venerable = respected (worthy of respect) -- typically because of age or position
- When they called aloud, a venerable Mexican, clad in sheepskins, came out and greeted them kindly, asking them to stay the night.†
Part 9
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.