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reverend
[rev-er-uhnd, rev-ruhnd]
adjective
(initial capital letter)(used as a title of respect applied or prefixed to the name of a member of the clergy or a religious order).
Reverend Timothy Cranshaw; Reverend Mother.
worthy to be revered; entitled to reverence.
pertaining to or characteristic of the clergy.
noun
Informal.a member of the clergy.
reverend
1/ ˈɛəəԻ /
adjective
worthy of reverence
relating to or designating a clergyman or the clergy
noun
informala clergyman
Reverend
2/ ˈɛəəԻ /
adjective
Abbreviations: Rev.. Revd.a title of respect for a clergyman See also Very Reverend Right Reverend Most Reverend
Usage
Other 51Թ Forms
- reverendship noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reverend1
Example Sentences
Church services are being held to remember two firefighters and a 57-year-old man killed in a fire at an Oxfordshire business park, as a local reverend said "our hearts are broken".
A reverend whose house was sold without him knowing has had the property returned to him nearly four years on, after a family was ordered to leave.
Meanwhile, a reverend from Houston said Donald Trump is his guy because he “supports Christians and is against the gays.”
It means this small corner of Somerset can claim to have the second, sixth, 13th, 27th and 30th presidents of the US traced back to it - and its nearby reverend.
Now, the reverend implored his congregation: “Someone say mission possible.”
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