Reverend

Adjective
reverend


 * 1) worthy of reverence or respect

Noun

 * 1) a member of the Christian clergy

Thesaurus
august, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, churchman, cleric, clerk, creditable, divine, dreadful, ecclesiastic, esteemed, estimable, held in esteem, highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed, highly respectable, honorable, honored, in favor, in good odor, in high favor, meritorious, minister, noble, patriarchal, preacher, prestigious, reputable, respectable, respected, revered, reverential, time-honored, venerable, venerated, well-thought-of, worshipful, worthy

Etymology
From Latin future passive participle reverendus, from deponent verb revereri, honor or revere.

Noun

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