Category:Reverend

Rev"er*end, a. Etym: [f. révérend, l. reverendus, fr. revereri. See Revere.]

Defn: worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and Affection; venerable. A reverend sire among them came. Milton. They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face of Their children. Jer. Taylor.

Note: this word is commonly given as a title of respect to Ecclesiastics. A clergyman is styled the reverend; a dean, the very Reverend; a bishop, the right reverend; an archbishop, the most Reverend.