Reverend

See also: reverend and révérend

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛvɹənd/, /ˈɹɛvəɹənd/

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Noun

Reverend (plural Reverends)

1. (Christianity) A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Christian clergy.
2. Alternative letter-case form of reverend: a person who has received this designation and is entitled to use it publicly: a minister.

Usage notes

• In especially formal usage, often preceded by the definite article and followed by the person's full name, as in "the Reverend John William Smith". Since the title is adjectival in origin, it can also precede other titles, as in "the Reverend Doctor John William Smith".

Synonyms

• Rev., Revd., Revd (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• Most Reverend
• Reverend Gentleman (referring to a clergyman)
• Right Reverend (referring to an Anglican bishop)
• Very Reverend

Translations

honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy

Chinese: Mandarin: 牧師 / 牧师 (zh) (mùshī) Czech: Důstojnost, Velebnost (often ironically) Dutch: eerwaarde (nl) (Catholic Church) French: Révérend m German: Hochwürden (de) Greek: αιδεσιμότατος (el) m (aidesimótatos) Italian: Reverendo m Japanese: 牧師 (ja) (bokushi) Korean: 성직자 (seongjikja) Latin: Reverendus (la) Macedonian: пречесен m (prečesen), преподобен (prepodoben) Maltese: Ir-Reverendu, Dun m Polish: wielebny (pl) m Portuguese: Reverendo m Russian: преподобный (ru) m (prepodobnyj) Scottish Gaelic: Urramach Spanish: Reverendo m

minister — see reverend

See also

• reverend
• The Reverend on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• renerved