reverend

Meaning

Adj

1. Worthy of reverence or respect.
2. Showing or granting reverence or respect.
3. (Pennsylvania, Western) Extreme, extraordinary, or powerful.

Noun

A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.

Synonyms

venerable

minister

priest

clergyman

pastor

man of the cloth

august

father

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honorable

honourable

sublime

honored

monk

god

pontiff

pope

preacher

estimable

redoubtable

respected

Reverend

adorable

esteemed

vicar

worshipful

respceted

laudable

Translations

reverendo

reverendo

clérigo

reverend

Hochwürden

sublime

ehrwürdig

reverendo

prêtre

révérend

Pfarrer

Geistliche

verendus

αιδεσιμότατος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛvɹənd/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French révérend, from Old French, from Latin future passive participle reverendus (“that is to be respected”), from deponent verb revereor (“I honor, revere”).