Venerable
The description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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And the "Snow Leopard" was the last truly venerable OS X version ;-)
In case your Wednesday needs a picture of my wise old cat, may I introduce... the venerable Bexley
Ah, but that's just part of the venerable & ancient culture. We wouldn't understand
Who's gonna secure the Venerable White House from this Maniacal destruction bender.
on one hand, lol. on the other, in the unlikely event of ever reaching Dawkins' venerable age while still being able to speak, I fully expect to have conversations with AIs, animals, tenuous wisps of personal memories…
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(Singapore) A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Buddhist monks and nuns.
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The description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
“And the "Snow Leopard" was the last truly venerable OS X version ;-)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In case your Wednesday needs a picture of my wise old cat, may I introduce... the venerable Bexley”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ah, but that's just part of the venerable & ancient culture. We wouldn't understand”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Who's gonna secure the Venerable White House from this Maniacal destruction bender.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“on one hand, lol. on the other, in the unlikely event of ever reaching Dawkins' venerable age while still being able to speak, I fully expect to have conversations with AIs, animals, tenuous wisps of personal memories that I've manage to retain, plants, furniture”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation.
"Venerable" means: The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"Venerable" means: The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“I don’t really get the Nolan hype tbh. I think he’s a perfectly competent director and his movies are usually an enjoyable watch but there’s very little substance or depth in them that would elevate him to the venerable status lots of folks seem to give him.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Venerable Democratic strategist James Carville just referred to Trump as "scrotum face," and I feel compelled to use it whenever applicable. Like all the time.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“and the venerable Jim White. I just saw him with The Dirty Three last month and he’s already come back around again.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“do the children of today even know of the exploits of the simpsons? homer's derring-do? the ever loyal marge? the venerable lisa? the crimes of the duplicitous, scheming bart? maggie, who was also there?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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