rev·er·end /ˈrɛvrənd, ˈrɛvə; ˈrɛvɚ/
教士,神職人員,牧師(a.)應受尊敬的,牧師的
Rev·er·end a. 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.
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reverend
adj : worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: revered, reverenced,
sublime, venerated]
n 1: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the
Christian Church [syn: clergyman, man of the cloth]
[ant: layman]
2: a title of respect for a clergyman