REVERENDS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

reverends

noun

plural of reverend

as in priests

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 reverends While standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Bhikkhu Pannakara, the leader of the Walk for Peace, thanked the monks' community, the governors, pastors, reverends and local law enforcement officers who welcomed them along their way. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026

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Noun

At the church near the cemetery’s entrance there’s a funeral, and the chants of the priests fill the square.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Three of my aunts were nuns, many of my cousins became priests, and my parents, siblings and I were all educated by the Jesuits.

— Geri McGinn Kerger, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of priests

Noun

On June 27, 2026, at Trinity Pride Fest in Fort Worth, Texas, street preachers Richard Penkoski and David Grisham were subjected to multiple violations of their First Amendment rights while attempting to preach on public property.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Instead, there are countless influencers, preachers, and personalities who have created niche movements with their own theologies and political alignments.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

Definition of preachers

Noun

Her parents, Baptist deacons who ultimately left the church over its refusal to ordain women, raised their children to wrestle with such questions.

— Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
While women cannot be ordained as priests or deacons, they are not forbidden from teaching the faith as theologians, catechists and scholars.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026

Definition of deacons

Noun

Churchgoers mourn beloved pastors People passing by the Pentecostal City Mission Church were overcome with emotion Friday after learning the horrific details of the crash that killed their beloved bishop and assistant pastor.

— Mark Prussin, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.

— Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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