venerable

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In these "arguments" the term venerable is used instead of mouldy, and hallowed instead of devilish; whereas there is nothing properly venerable or antique about a language which is not yet four hundred years old, and about a jumble of imbecile spellings which were grotesque in the beginning, and which grow more and more grotesque with the flight of the years Dictated Monday, November 30, 1906.

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  1. adjective Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
  2. adjective Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association: venerable relics.
  3. adjective Roman Catholic Church Used as a form of address for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.
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  • Readers almost daily want to know the post-Ike status of the venerable island eatery. —  The Daily News - News
  • This article covers the venerable, and valuable, M2 machine gun, and associated contracts. —  Defense Industry Daily
  • Live events are a new twist on the venerable, and indispensable, —  Pathfinder Development
  • In these "arguments" the term venerable is used instead of mouldy, and hallowed instead of devilish; whereas there is nothing properly venerable or antique about a language which is not yet four hundred years old, and about a jumble of imbecile spellings which were grotesque in the beginning, and which grow more and more grotesque with the flight of the years Dictated Monday, November 30, 1906. —  Chapters from My Autobiography
  • They all say I look very old and venerable -- and I am aware, myself, that —  Complete Letters of Mark Twain
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  1. from Old French venerable, French vénérable = Spanish venerable = Portuguese veneravel = Italian venerabile, from Latin venerabilis, worthy of veneration or reverence, from venerari, venerate, revere: see venerate.
 

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