A venerated figure, he was known to his colleagues for his encyclopedic knowledge of world history and his extensive vocabulary.

The most admired artists were those who replicated the stylized depictions of Egypts most venerated figures; humanity or divinity.

It's easy to forget that Mr. Khyentse Norbu is a venerated religious figure.

Why have these flaws, far from wrecking him in the public eye, left Ali "a benign venerated figure", as his biographer Thomas Hauser puts it?

Señor de Burgos is a venerated local figure to whom is attributed a number of miracles.

FOR legions of movie lovers, the composer Bernard Herrmann is a venerated figure.

Though he was never ordained to the Catholic priesthood, Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.

The name "Dan nun" is the colloquial version of "Dhul-Nun," a highly venerated 9th-century Muslim figure.

They were a testament to Ms. Horne's status as a venerated figure in the opera world she helped define for over four decades.

He became one of the most venerated religious figures in Catholic Church history.