reverend

AdjektivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen

//ˈɹɛvɹənd//
//ˈɹɛvəɹənd//

Worthy of reverence or respect.

Adjektiv

1
Worthy of reverence or respect.
Near-synonyms: revered, esteemed
The reverend doctor will enlighten us with a lecture on the germ theory.
2
Showing or granting reverence or respect.
3
Extreme, extraordinary, or powerful.
Near-synonyms: reverable, estimable

Herkunft

Borrowed from Middle French révérend, from Old French, from Latin future passive participle reverendus (“that is to be respected”), from deponent verb revereor (“to honor, revere”).

Substantiv

1
A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.
The esteemed reverend will enlighten us with a sermon on reconciliation.
Reverend Sykes closed his sermon. He stood beside a table in front of the pulpit and requested the morning offering, a proceeding that was strange to Jem and me.

Formen

Plural: reverends

Revenue · The Inland Revenue, formed in 1849 and dissolved in 2005 to…revered · Respected or given reverence.reverence · Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred…

reverend · Worthy of reverence or respect.

Reverend · A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of…reverse · Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.reversed · Turned or exchanged to the contrary; inside out or inverted.

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