Both Uses
venerable
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Young Goodman Brown
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- Good old Deacon Gookin had arrived, and waited at the skirts of that venerable saint, his revered pastor.
*venerable = respected
- He shrank from the venerable saint as if to avoid an anathema.†
venerable = respected (worthy of respect) -- typically because of age or position
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.