reverend

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adjective

rev·er·end ˈrev-rənd

ˈre-və-;

ˈre-vərnd

Synonyms of reverend next

: worthy of reverence : revered

: of or relating to the clergy

: being a member of the clergy

—used as a title

the Reverend Mr. Doe

the Reverend John Doe

the Reverend Mrs. Jane Doe

reverend

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noun

: a member of the clergy

—sometimes used in plural as a title

Examples of reverend in a Sentence

Adjective our reverend elders should be accorded a special place of honor at the ceremonies Noun called their reverend and asked if he could marry them next June

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Kristen Harper, a reverend and senior minister at Barnstable Unitarian Church, has spoken about the Reverse Freedom Riders during several sermons of the past. —

Rachael Devaney, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022 No one was a better fit for the job to officiate Richie and Madden's 2010 wedding than the Run DMC frontman, who is a reverend IRL. —

Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 There before the reverend mother and God, the police (wielding rifles) and the butchers (wielding a cow trailer) managed to corral two of the steers. —

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2022 Dickens was a great admirer of a reverend philosopher of that name, often carrying around a copy of Smith's Elementary Sketches of Moral Philosophy. —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2022

Noun

Even more fortunately, when the reverend is sidetracked, Johnny is able to assume his identity and seek temporary refuge in a place where no one, not ever Bessie, has ever seen him before. —

Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023 At the same time across town, another agent is in the basement of a derelict church trying to disarm the reverend’s equally sadistic brother in hand-to-hand combat. —

Hunter Ingram, Variety, 19 Aug. 2023 Other historic buildings include a lighthouse, built in 1840, and the Baldwin Home, which was built as a missionary compound by a reverend in 1834 and is now a museum. —

Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2023 The reverends spoke about segregation, love, forgiveness and God. —

Alaina Bookman | Abookman@al.com, al, 8 Aug. 2023 The reverend was transported to Stamford Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. —

Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023 Anthony McCarthy, a regular around Baltimore City Hall and veteran of numerous political campaigns, sat in a circle of reverends in Ellicott City Wednesday evening. —

Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023 Couleé grew up in the church (her mother was a reverend), and performing in the gospel choir was an easy fit. —

Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023 The reverend of the family’s church died around the same time. —

Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2023 See More

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