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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In response to Cohen Higgins' maneuver, the venerable downtown publication Miami Today, accused her of offering false praise for the center while trying to bury the project in red tape.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Until then, why not show this venerable word some respect?—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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She was pulled into a scheme involving a man who posed as a priest, another posing as an immigration judge, and another posing as Oscar Carrillo, an attorney licensed in Texas who practices tax law.—
Naisha Roy,
ProPublica,
29 Apr. 2026
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During the investigation, police found the vehicle’s license plate using cameras in the area, and then used that information, along with details provided by the teen, to identify the then-priest as the suspect.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The gorgeous coupe will only be sold in Japan and features a head-turning design inspired by two of the country’s most revered traditional crafts—glass cutting and indigo dyeing.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival has tapped revered actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai to head the jury for its main competition Golden Goblet Awards.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Officials further described him as a longtime preacher.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The character later married the town’s preacher played by a pre-Three’s Company John Ritter.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On May 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will open the new, nearly 12,000-square-foot galleries of its venerated Costume Institute.—
Jane Levere,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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The venerated civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the UFW with Chavez and served as the union’s vice president, later came forward with her own accounts of abuse by Chavez.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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McColumn is a retired Brigadier General and clergyman from Warner Robins, Georgia.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The clergyman warns that failure to do so would jeopardize the future of Iran as well as the stability of the entire Middle East, unleashing an even more volatile and repressive regime in the war’s wake.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Hawks shot 10-of-41 in Game 4, a respectable 13-of-33 in Game 3, 9-of-30 in Game 2 and 14-of-37 from deep in Game 1.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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His seven goals and 21 points this season were respectable for a now-21-year-old rookie, but Sandin-Pellikka’s value is predicated on his ability to move (and shoot) the puck.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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For his part, Marshall, who has served as an elder and a deacon in his own church, previously championed removing a federal prohibition on churches and other religious organizations directly engaging in political campaigns.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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In 2010 then-primate Nicholas Okoh endorsed the ordination of women as deacons, though only in limited forms of ministry such as service in hospitals or schools.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Reverend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverend. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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