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Definitions for: 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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: clergyman, man of the cloth, revered, reverenced, sacred, sublime, venerated
Antonyms: layman, layperson
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
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