Reverend

By the chalice of Jesus, Reverend hermit, what is this infernal liquor?

People called Reverend Dan Anderson for his advice.

I'm sorry, Reverend Mother.

Sami was a respectable smooth-talking reverend.

Then if some statesman reverend and grave, / stand forth conspicuous, and the tumult brave / all, hushed, attend; his guiding words restrain / their angry wills.

Gabriel has become a reverend.

The Reverend King believed so firmly in the principles he espoused that he refused to strike back even when he was attacked, and he taught his children to do the same.

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader of the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the United States. With his eloquence, and his belief in non-violent protest, he became a champion of the fight against racial segregation and discrimination.

Near-synonyms: revered, esteemed

The reverend doctor will enlighten us with a lecture on the germ theory.