Thesaurus: reverend

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1. a. Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable.
2. n. a title of respect for a clergyman
3. adj. worthy of adoration or reverence
4. n. a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
5. 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.
6. Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear andaffection; venerable.A reverend sire among them came. Milton.They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face oftheir children. Jer. Taylor.
7. j:100 n. a title of respect for a clergyman s. worthy of adoration or reverence