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
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
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
After Texas lawmakers recently approved legislation requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments in their classrooms starting on Sept. 1, a group of reverends has filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas in an effort to stop it.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
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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
Noun
What To Know The reverend had been in critical condition since suffering a heart attack at his home in Baton Rouge on June 14.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
After Texas lawmakers recently approved legislation requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments in their classrooms starting on Sept. 1, a group of reverends has filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas in an effort to stop it.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverend
Adjective
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In the past few months, the venerable USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10), commissioned in 1976, completed the vessel’s 28th voyage to Antarctica.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Now, the top floors of the venerable Doris Building in the center of New Britain have undergone a dramatic makeover into 24 apartments that Mayor Erin Stewart sees as more progress in downtown’s revival.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 Aug. 2025
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The building recently housed a rehabilitation center and before that was home to nuns and priests.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Subsequently, Pope Francis granted SSPX priests a slow trickle of faculties, such as the ability to officiate marriages or perform the sacrament of absolution in limited circumstances.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The film, which opens the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons (Orizzonti) section on Wednesday, is a multi-layered story that explores the revered and yet flawed Catholic icon and the titular role may be, says Rapace, one of her most complicated characters to date.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
26 Aug. 2025
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His stint as a junior designer in the Oldsmobile Exterior Studio put him in the drafting process of what would become his most revered vehicle, the Toronado, and launched a 40-year career as a designer at the company.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The book revolves around the young son of a preacher, but encompasses, too, the lives of his father, mother, and aunt.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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If there’s a mess of collards, that means there will be enough to feed the aunts, cousins, and maybe even the preacher, too.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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The movie featured Tom Hollander as clergyman Mr. Collins, a cousin of Mr. Bennet’s who is set to inherit the family’s rural estate since the Bennets have no sons.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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The clergyman was from the Maryknoll mission, a Roman Catholic order that had long worked with the Japanese American community and was now assisting with their removal from the West Coast.—
Tracy Slater
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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The most expensive player added this offseason was offensive lineman James Daniels, who signed a respectable three-year deal that could be worth $24 million.—
Omar Kelly
August 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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This, combined with a respectable price and a generous tech list, almost makes the Skoda Elroq one of a kind.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Other examples of similar rebukes have come from Catholic figures such as Reverend Michael Pham, bishop of San Diego, California, who joined several of his colleagues in calling for priests, deacons and parish leaders to accompany migrants to court and stand in solidarity with them.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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As newcomers trickle in, a deacon goes in search of more folding chairs.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
12 July 2025
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Doria Medina, a former planning minister, has led the polls since June, with Quiroga trailing closely behind.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Reverend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverend. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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