Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable.
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A name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church. The word is also applied locally in the United States, in colloquial speech, to any clergyman.
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Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable.
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A schoolmaster; a pedagogue.
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Master; sir; -- a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or a clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor.
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