as in venerable
deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age
our reverend elders should be accorded a special place of honor at the ceremonies
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as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
called their reverend and asked if he could marry them next June
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Cemeteries offer sacred spaces Matt Hamasaki is a reverend at the Buddhist Church of Sacramento, a temple belonging to a Japanese branch of Buddhism called Jodo Shinshu.
—Esther Sun, Sacramento Bee, 7 July 2024
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Their father, Ramon Price Sr., is a reverend who works at a funeral home in Oakland.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Cemeteries offer sacred spaces Matt Hamasaki is a reverend at the Buddhist Church of Sacramento, a temple belonging to a Japanese branch of Buddhism called Jodo Shinshu.
—Esther Sun, Sacramento Bee, 7 July 2024
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“Reverend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverend. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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