reverend

rev·er·end  (rvr-nd)

adj.

1. Deserving reverence.

2. Relating to or characteristic of the clergy; clerical.

3. Reverend Abbr. Rev. Used as a title and form of address for certain clerics in many Christian churches. In formal usage, preceded by the: the Reverend Jane Doe; Reverend John Jones.

n. Informal

A cleric or minister. Used with the.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin reverendus, gerundive of reverr, to revere; see revere¹.]

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reverend

Adjective

1. worthy of reverence

2. relating to or designating a clergyman

Noun

Informal a clergyman

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Reverend

Adjective

a title of respect for a clergyman

USAGE: Reverend with a surname alone (Reverend Smith), as a term of address (`Yes, Reverend'), or in the greeting of a letter (Dear Rev. Mr Smith) are all generally considered to be wrong usage. Preferred are (the) Reverend John Smith or Reverend Mr Smith and Dear Mr Smith.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church clergyman, man of the cloth clergy - in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) spiritual leader - a leader in religious or sacred affairs acolyte - someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches anagnost - a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church) archdeacon - (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop chaplain - a clergyman ministering to some institution churchman, cleric, ecclesiastic, divine - a clergyman or other person in religious orders curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector - a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" deacon - a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders domine, dominee, dominie, dominus - a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson ostiarius, ostiary, doorkeeper - the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church lector, reader - someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church officiant - a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service ordinand - a person being ordained ordinary - a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death postulator - (Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer - someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders shepherd - a clergyman who watches over a group of people subdeacon - a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church vicar - (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish vicar - (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
	2.	Reverend - a title of respect for a clergyman form of address, title of respect, title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"
Adj.	1.	reverend - worthy of adoration or reverence sublime sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"

Translations

Reverend [ˈrɛvərənd] adj (in titles): the Reverend John Smith (Anglican) → el Reverendo John Smith;

(Catholic) → el Padre John Smith;

(Protestant) → el Pastor John Smith

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Reverend [ˈrɛvərənd] adj → vénérable;

(in titles);

the Reverend John Smith (Anglican) → le révérend John Smith;

(Catholic) → l'abbé (John) Smith;

(Protestant) → le pasteur (John) Smith

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Reverend [ˈrɛvərənd] revere adj (in titles) → Pfarrer;

the Reverend John Smith revere → Pfarrer John Smith

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Reverend [ˈrɛvərənd] adj (in titles) → reverendo/a