as in venerable
deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age
our reverend elders should be accorded a special place of honor at the ceremonies
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as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
called their reverend and asked if he could marry them next June
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Recent Examples of reverend
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
Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
Brolin plays a small but pivotal role in Wake Up Dead Man as Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, the reverend whose murder brings Blanc to his rural parish.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
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
Noun
Matthew Long, a reverend at Portland’s Sudanese Fellowship Presbyterian Church, said that his community of South Sudanese worshippers panicked after hearing the news of TPS ending.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
Brolin plays a small but pivotal role in Wake Up Dead Man as Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, the reverend whose murder brings Blanc to his rural parish.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverend
Adjective
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The venerable venue’s spokesman represents a must-see in a part of the city laden with them.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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His love and appreciation for venerable artists like Von Freeman, George Freeman and Willie Pickens made the Green Mill one of the greatest places to play.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
Noun
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He was assigned to Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Overland Park from 2009 to 2015, and in his early years as a priest was at three churches in Osage County.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Coyote is an author, Zen Buddhist priest, and the voice of 12 Ken Burns documentaries.—
Time,
Time,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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On the bench is the revered Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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From coast to coast, the trendiest cafes these days are peddling ceremonial-grade expressions of the revered style of green tea that’s been powdered and celebrated in China and Japan for centuries.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
Noun
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He was originally cast as Paul Sunday, a character who appears at the beginning of the film and never returns, but was also cast as Paul's brother, preacher Eli Sunday, after Kel O'Neill exited that role two weeks into production.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Dec. 2025
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Lower courts ruled against street preacher A federal district judge threw out the suit.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark live release, Frampton recounts his history in bands The Herd and Humble Pie before striking stadium-sellout gold as a solo star with venerated guitar chops and an inventive talk box.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Two of New York’s most venerated cultural institutions — the New York Public Library at Bryant Park and Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side — became the center of the two splashiest parties, thrown, of course, by tech companies (Amazon and YouTube, respectively).—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The trio of vicars starts with James Norton as Sidney Chambers, the doe-eyed clergyman with a taste for cool jazz and clever women.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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From the altar, the priest—whom a fellow clergyman introduced as being el Ĉinio, or from China—delivered the readings, blessed the Eucharist, and invited us to interŝanĝi the sign of the paco.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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His respectable rookie numbers may have signaled an upward trajectory, but the fifth-year tight end failed to record more than five catches in a season again until his return to Miami.—
Tyler Carmona
June 10,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Their unsightly displays on special teams and anemic offensive output left them with little to hang their hat on, especially since their respectable goals-against numbers often came at the expense of their attack.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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My dad is a deacon in the Catholic Church.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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When there’s a big medical bill, the deacon, or maybe some sort of committee, a small committee within the church, try to pull some funds together to pay for it.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
6 June 2026
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“Reverend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverend. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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