reverend
adjectifnomcourant dans les dialogues
- //ˈɹɛvɹənd//
- //ˈɹɛvəɹənd//
Worthy of reverence or respect.
adjectif
- 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
Étymologie
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”).
nom
- 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.
Formes
- pluriel
- reverends