Reverence vs Venerable - What's the difference?
reverence | venerable |
Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
* Goldsmith
The state of being revered.
* Francis Bacon
A form of address for some members of the clergy.
That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
* Shakespeare
To show reverence.
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Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= Worthy of reverence.
Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.
As a noun reverence
is veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.As a verb reverence
is to show reverence.As a adjective venerable is
commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.reverence
English
Noun
- Make twenty reverences upon receiving about twopence.
- When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government is lost.
- your reverence
- I am forced to lay my reverence by.
Verb
venerable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)The attack of the MOOCs, passage=Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations.}}