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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Recent Examples of reverend
Rachael Devaney, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022
No one was a better fit for the job to officiate Richie and Madden's 2010 wedding than the Run DMC frontman, who is a reverend IRL.
—Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022
Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
President Trump said Tuesday the prayer service for his inauguration, when the reverend called on him to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant families, wasn’t too exciting.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Kristen Harper, a reverend and senior minister at Barnstable Unitarian Church, has spoken about the Reverse Freedom Riders during several sermons of the past.
—Rachael Devaney, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022
No one was a better fit for the job to officiate Richie and Madden's 2010 wedding than the Run DMC frontman, who is a reverend IRL.
—Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022
Noun
The reverend said the mayor’s leadership has been undermined by Acting Deputy U.S. Attorney General Emil Bove’s memo, which left open the possibility of reviving the mayor’s case at a later date.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
President Trump said Tuesday the prayer service for his inauguration, when the reverend called on him to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant families, wasn’t too exciting.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverend
Adjective
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Truth be told, as welcome as the choice was to fans as a relative novelty, that opener was not one of the better selections of the night; their arrangement felt relatively sluggish, compared to probably any other version of the venerable rock standard any audience member has heard over the years.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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On stage at Chicago Shakespeare’s Yard theater, the familiar iconography of the jukebox musical, a venerable Anglo-American genre, is being rehearsed.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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Catholic priests fiercely denounced Evangelina's efforts.—
Laura Gómez,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2025
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Then Vincent disappears, and Jérémie finds himself at the center of a police investigation and being eyed suspiciously by the locals, including a dour, snooping priest (Jacques Develay); a stolid, schlubby ex-farmer named Walter (David Ayala); and Vincent’s wife, Annie (Tatiana Spivakova).—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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That Interstellar theme tune would become one of Zimmer’s most revered and intimate pieces that has since been hailed for its complex nature and its ability to convey time and space in music.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Collins rephrased a quote by James Connolly, a revered Irish labor leader whose picture overlooked the speakers’ area at the lunch.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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To the congregation, Rose had been much more than a charismatic preacher.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Blige also connected jazz (scat singing, riffing on a phrase, improvising wordless lines), gospel (testifying akin to a preacher delivering a sermon) and hip hop traditions.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.—
Federico Perelmuter,
The Dial,
13 Mar. 2025
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The emails, sent from Saints accounts, don’t specify which clergymen were removed from the list or why.—
Brett Martel,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The sensor sizes for all three lenses are respectable, but nothing mind blowing.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Woll’s final tally of 24 saves on 26 shots was plenty respectable.—
Nick Ashbourne,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Reforms on the table include how to give greater roles to women in the Catholic Church, including ordaining them as deacons, and the greater inclusion of laity in governance and decision making.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Image Ukrainian officials have asserted that Russia maintains a wide network of sleeper agents, and have variously accused a nurse, a church deacon, a high-ranking official in Ukraine’s intelligence agency.—
Kim Barker,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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London, who played a minister on the drama that aired on the WB and CW from 1996 to 2007, spoke to ID about his memories working with the actor.—
The Deadline TV Team,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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Bar did not attend the cabinet meeting but in a letter sent to ministers said the process around his firing did not comply with rules and his dismissal was predicated on baseless claims.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Reverend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverend. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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