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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Reverend  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  reverend 
  adj  :  worthy  of  adoration  or  reverence  [syn:  {revered},  {reverenced}, 
  {sublime},  {venerated}] 
  n  1:  a  spiritual  leader  of  the  Christian  Church  [syn:  {clergyman}, 
  {man  of  the  cloth}]  [ant:  {layman}] 
  2:  a  title  of  respect  for  a  clergyman  [syn:  {Reverend}] 




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