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Reverend

Reverend Meaning & Definition
Reverend Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Reverend?

[n] a title of respect for a clergyman
[n] a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
[adj] worthy of adoration or reverence

Synonyms | Synonyms for Reverend: clergyman | man of the cloth | revered | reverenced | sacred | sublime | venerated

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See Also | archdeacon | archpriest | Beecher | Catholic deacon | chaplain | churchman | clergy | cleric | curate | deacon | divine | domine | dominee | dominie | dominus | Donne | ecclesiastic | Henry Ward Beecher | hierarch | high priest | John Donne | John Keble | John Wesley | Keble | King | Martin Luther King | Martin Luther King Jr. | minister | officiant | ordinand | ordinary | parson | pastor | postulator | preacher | preacher man | prelate | priest | primate | rector | Roger Williams | sermoniser | sermonizer | shepherd | spiritual leader | title | vicar | Wesley | Williams

Reverend In Webster's Dictionary

\Rev"er*end\, a. [F. r['e]v['e]rend, L. reverendus, fr. revereri. See {Revere}.] Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable. A reverend sire among them came. --Milton. They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face of their children. --Jer. Taylor. Note: This word is commonly given as a title of respect to ecclesiastics. A clergyman is styled the reverend; a dean, the very reverend; a bishop, the right reverend; an archbishop, the most reverend.

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