Venerable vs Cherished - What's the difference?
venerable | cherished | Related terms |
Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
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Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.
Venerable is a related term of cherished.
As adjectives the difference between venerable and cherished
is that venerable is used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the anglican church while cherished is highly valued, having a high personal value.As a verb cherished is
(cherish).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.}}
