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reverend |
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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