reverend

Definitions


[ˈrɛv(ə)rənd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- used as a title or form of address to members of the clergy
(e.g: the Reverend Pat Tilly)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin reverendus ‘person to be revered’, gerundive of revereri (see revere)


[ˈrɛv(ə)rənd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of the clergy
(e.g: a retired reverend)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin reverendus ‘person to be revered’, gerundive of revereri (see revere)




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