REVEREND


Meaning of REVEREND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrevərənd ]

adj. & n. --adj. (esp. as the title of a clergyman) deserving reverence. --n. colloq. a clergyman. øMost Reverend the title of an archbishop or an Irish Roman Catholic bishop. Reverend Mother the title of the Mother Superior of a convent. Right Reverend the title of a bishop. Very Reverend the title of a dean etc. [ME f. OF reverend or L reverendus gerundive of revereri: see REVERE]

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