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English Dictionary: reverend	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reverend adj worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: reverend, sublime] n a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church Synonym(s): clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth Antonym(s): layman, layperson, secular a title of respect for a clergyman
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reverend \Rev"erend\, a. [F. r[82]v[82]rend, L. reverendus, fr. revereri. See {Revere}.] 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.