Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Deserving reverence.
- adjective Relating to or characteristic of the clergy; clerical.
- adjective Used as a title and form of address for certain clerics in many Christian churches. In formal usage, preceded by the:
- noun A cleric or minister. Used with the.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Worthy to be revered; worthy of reverence; entitled to veneration, esteem, or respect, by reason of one's character or sacred office, as a minister of religion; especially, deserving of respect or consideration on account of age; venerable.
- Specifically, a title of respect given to clergymen or ecclesiastics: as, Reverend (or the Reverend) John Smith.
- Of or pertaining to ecclesiastics, or to the clerical office or profession.
- Reverent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable.
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- adjective
worthy ofreverence orrespect - noun a member of the
Christian clergy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective worthy of adoration or reverence
- noun a title of respect for a clergyman
- noun a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The next year, he added the title reverend to his name as he became the pastor of Greater Middle Baptist Church, a position he held for many years, and would later also pastor
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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It shows how little that guy knows to think that the reverend is somehow unique.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Something can be learned from this… 2010
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One pointed out that the good reverend is using the same book against gays, that was once used to justify enslavement of his ancestors.
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One pointed out that the good reverend is using the same book against gays, that was once used to justify enslavement of his ancestors.
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April 28th, 2008 6: 16 pm ET the reverend is only telling the truth, and i'm as rednecked as they come.
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Now, we learn the reverend is joking about being Obama's VP.
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Both the Obama and McCain reverend flaps are, in reality, equally irrelevant.
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GO AWAY, Tubby - you're as bad as a certain reverend who can't seem to stop wanting his 15 minutes of fame.
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Many clergymen in New York bear the title of reverend, of course, but when people said “the Reverend” in a certain tone, they meant this particular one.
Enemy Within Robert K. Tanenbaum 2002
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Many clergymen in New York bear the title of reverend, of course, but when people said “the Reverend” in a certain tone, they meant this particular one.
Enemy Within Robert K. Tanenbaum 2002
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