reverend

See also: Reverend and révérend

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛvɹənd/, /ˈɹɛvəɹənd/
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Adjective

reverend

worthy of reverence or respect

Noun

reverend (plural reverends)

(informal) a member of the Christian clergy

Derived terms

Reverend Gentleman (referring to a clergyman)
Right Reverend (when referring to an Anglican bishop)

Translations

member of the Christian clergy

Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ (atsilvquodi)
Faroese: prestur m
Finnish: pappi (fi)
French: révérend (fr) m
German: (Seiner, Euer - in reference) Hochwürden (de), (Seiner, Euer - in reference) Ehrwürden (de)
Irish: urramach m
Polish: duchowny (pl) m

Russian: преподо́бный (ru) m (prepodóbnyj), (его́, их (his, their) - in reference) преподо́бие (ru) n (prepodóbije)
Scottish Gaelic: urramach m
Serbo-Croatian: velečasni (sh) m, велечасни m
Slovak: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: reverendo (es) m
Tagalog: reberendo

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