Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Reverend"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reverend \Rev"er*end\, a. [F. r['e]v['e]rend, L. reverendus, fr.
revereri. See {Revere}.]
Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear
and affection; venerable.
A reverend sire among them came. --Milton.
They must give good example and reverend deportment in
the face of their children. --Jer. Taylor.
Note: This word is commonly given as a title of respect to
ecclesiastics. A clergyman is styled the reverend; a
dean, the very reverend; a bishop, the right reverend;
an archbishop, the most reverend.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
reverend
adj : worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: {revered}, {reverenced},
{sublime}, {venerated}]
n 1: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the
Christian Church [syn: {clergyman}, {man of the cloth}]
[ant: {layman}]
2: a title of respect for a clergyman [syn: {Reverend}]
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