reverend

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
  2. noun a title of respect for a clergyman
  3. adjective worthy of adoration or reverence

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French révérend, from Old French, from Latin future passive participle reverendus (“that is to be respected”), from deponent verb revereor (“to honor, revere”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

clergyman, man of the cloth

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