Venerable vs Blessed - What's the difference?
venerable | blessed |
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.
Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
* 1611 , King James Bible , Matthew 5:5
In Catholicism, a title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs.
Held in veneration; revered.
Worthy of worship; holy.
(informal) An intensifier; damned.
(bless)
As adjectives the difference between venerable and blessed
is that venerable is used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the anglican church while blessed is (poetic|dated) (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.}}
blessed
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Alternative forms
* (poetic), blest (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
- Not one blessed person offered to help me out.
