Both Uses
venerable
in
The Hiding Place
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- He regarded sermons as interesting only to venerable relics like his mother and me.†
p. 92.1 *venerable = respected (worthy of respect) -- typically because of age or position
- Ever since the days when Willem was studying church history, I had remembered the venerable fourth-century church father, Eusebius.†
p. 118.2
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.