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Type Words
Synonyms sublime
Type Words
Synonyms clergyman, man of the cloth
Type of spiritual leader
Has types anagnost, archdeacon, chaplain, acolyte, minister of religion, officiant, ordinand, ordinary, ostiarius, ostiary, parson, pastor, postulator, preacher, preacher man, priest, reader, rector, sermoniser, sermonizer, shepherd, subdeacon, vicar, churchman, cleric, curate, deacon, divine, domine, dominee, dominie, dominus, doorkeeper, ecclesiastic, lector, minister
Type Words
Type of form of address, title, title of respect

Examples of reverend

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Reverend Tom Tyree, chaplain from the American Legion, will give the invocation.
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Many liberal commentators had joined those on the right in ripping the reverend.
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Reverend Father turns a pale red color when he returns and learns what happens.
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The reverend gentleman can read and write well, and is a very stirring speaker.
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Respected the habitation of the reverend father Ambrose, the Capuchin missionary.
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Reverend Jacksy, Jacksy, what's his name has been rabble rousing in Palm Beach.
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Whatever, reverend sirs, has been spoken by Lord Buddha, all that is well-spoken.
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Ramrod straight and rather noble, she looks like a stern but kind reverend mother.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Reverend Ames makes some pointed comments about the state of religion in 1956.
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  • Clergyman: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
  • Worthy of adoration or reverence
  • A title of respect for a clergyman
  • Reverend is an American heavy metal band that was originally based in Seattle, Washington and is based in San Antonio, Texas. ...
  • Reverend is the 1989 EP debut by the American heavy metal band of the same name. This was Reverend's only studio EP until 2001's A Gathering of Demons.
  • A title warranting great respect, prefixed to the names of Christian clergy; A person who has earned the designation and is entitled to use it publicly; minister
  • (Scott Hilley) - The blue, teardrop-shaped preacher at the church the Cuyler family and the Sheriff attend also owns the local mattress store where Early was previously employed. He is fearful of the Cuylers, questioning where they fit in God's plan. ...
  • An adjective used in formally addressing a member of the clergy. It is from the Latin reverendus, "worthy of reverence." This is not intended to be used as a noun, thus an Anglican clergyman is referred to as The Reverend ......... ...
  • The Reverend is an appropriate title to precede the full name of a priest or deacon. The Right Reverend is used for a bishop. Reverend is an adjective, not a noun, and is incorrectly used with a last name only, or without the article, the, as in "Reverend Jones."