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Venerable vs Storied - What's the difference?

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Venerable is a related term of storied.


As adjectives the difference between venerable and storied

is that venerable is used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the anglican church while storied is much talked or written about.

venerable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= 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.}}
  • Worthy of reverence.
  • Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
  • Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
  • Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.
  • storied

    English

    Alternative forms

    * storeyed

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • much talked or written about
  • historical
  • *1851 ,
  • *:Some were storied weapons. With this once long lance, now wildly elbowed, fifty years ago did Nathan Swain kill fifteen whales between a sunrise and a sunset.
  • (US) having multiple storeys; multi-storied
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