About The Word Reverend
Learn about the word Reverend to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Reverend definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Reverend
| 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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Reverend: 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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Bacillaceae ‐ typically rod-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria that produce…
- Rumex obtusifolius ‐ European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common…
- Tbilisi ‐ the capital and largest city of Georgia on the…
- Blob ‐ an indistinct shapeless form [v] make a spot or mark onto; "The…
- Knobby ‐ having knobs; "had…
- Folding(a) ‐ capable of being folded up and stored; "a…
- Unrifled ‐ of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside…
- Crichton ‐ Scottish man of letters and adventurer…
- Homelike ‐ having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday…
- Genus callistephus ‐ 1 species: erect Asiatic herb with…