venerable
highly respected
TRANSLATION
venerable = hoch angesehen, renommiert, ehrwürdig --- GOOGLE INDEX venerable: approximately 16,200,000 Google hits
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IN THE PRESS
Home to 12 Nobel laureates and six Booker prize winners, VENERABLE publisher Faber & Faber is now looking to bring a little Britpop magic to its list after hiring Pulp front man Jarvis Cocker as its new editor.
(The Guardian)
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Alibaba is now in a position to make a bid on one of Silicon Valley's — the world's — most VENERABLE search and e-mail companies.
(San Jose Mercury News)
(The Guardian)
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Alibaba is now in a position to make a bid on one of Silicon Valley's — the world's — most VENERABLE search and e-mail companies.
(San Jose Mercury News)
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venerable
adjective
- commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position
- worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association
Venerable (capitalised), abbreviated as Ven or V.
- used as a form of address for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization in the Roman Catholic Church
- used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church or the Episcopal Church
(The American Heritage Dictionary)
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The venerable chauffeur
After getting Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limousine, the driver notices the Pope is still standing on the kerb. The Pontiff then tells the driver to get in the back, because he never gets to drive and today he wants to treat himself. Despite the protests of the driver, Pope Benedict says, "I'm the Pope and I can do what I want, so get in the car." His Holiness gets behind the wheel and hits the gas.
After reaching 100 mph, the limousine is stopped by a policeman, who looks in the window and then returns to his car. He radios the police chief that he stopped a limousine travelling 100 mph.
Chief: "Then arrest him."
Officer: "I don't think we want to do that, he's a big shot."
Chief: "Who is it? The Mayor of Rome?"
Officer: "No. He's a really big cheese."
Chief: "Silvio Berlusconi?"
Officer: "I don't think so. I don't see any young women in the car."
Chief, "Then who is it?"
Officer: "I think it's God!"
Chief: "Have you been on duty too long?"
Officer: "No Sir."
Chief: "Then what makes you think it's God?"
Officer: "He hired the Pope as his chauffeur."
Etymology: from the Latin venerabilis, from venerari, meaning to worship, revere
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SYNONYMS
esteemed, honoured, respected, revered, worshipped
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"As our first speaker, I have the great honour to introduce the venerable Professor Joyce."
adjective
- commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position
- worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association
Venerable (capitalised), abbreviated as Ven or V.
- used as a form of address for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization in the Roman Catholic Church
- used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church or the Episcopal Church
(The American Heritage Dictionary)
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The venerable chauffeur
After getting Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limousine, the driver notices the Pope is still standing on the kerb. The Pontiff then tells the driver to get in the back, because he never gets to drive and today he wants to treat himself. Despite the protests of the driver, Pope Benedict says, "I'm the Pope and I can do what I want, so get in the car." His Holiness gets behind the wheel and hits the gas.
After reaching 100 mph, the limousine is stopped by a policeman, who looks in the window and then returns to his car. He radios the police chief that he stopped a limousine travelling 100 mph.
Chief: "Then arrest him."
Officer: "I don't think we want to do that, he's a big shot."
Chief: "Who is it? The Mayor of Rome?"
Officer: "No. He's a really big cheese."
Chief: "Silvio Berlusconi?"
Officer: "I don't think so. I don't see any young women in the car."
Chief, "Then who is it?"
Officer: "I think it's God!"
Chief: "Have you been on duty too long?"
Officer: "No Sir."
Chief: "Then what makes you think it's God?"
Officer: "He hired the Pope as his chauffeur."
Etymology: from the Latin venerabilis, from venerari, meaning to worship, revere
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SYNONYMS
esteemed, honoured, respected, revered, worshipped
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"As our first speaker, I have the great honour to introduce the venerable Professor Joyce."
