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Venerable

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The Venerable. Bede, the ecclesiastical historian. (672–735.)

The Venerable Doctor. William de Champeaux, founder of realism. (Twelfth century.)

Peter, Abbot of Clugny. (1093–1156.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Veal. Calf
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Vehmgerichte or Holy Vehme Tribunal
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Veiled Prophet of Khorassan
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Vendetta
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Vengeur (Le)
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