Reverend

//ˈɹɛvɹənd//

Synonyms for "reverend" (63 found)

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Closest matches (13)

Adjective(2 words)

abbe august awe inspiring awe-inspiring awesome awful chaplain churchman clergyman cleric clerical

Strong matches (19)

clerk creditable curate divine dreadful ecclesiastic esteemed estimable held in esteem highly esteemed highly regarded highly reputed highly respectable honorable honored in favor in good odor in high favor

Adjective(1 words)

esteemed

Related words (31)

meritorious minister noble padre parson pastor patriarchal preacher prestigious priest rector reputable respectable respected revd revered reverential sacred shepherd time-honored

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venerable venerated well-thought-of worshipful worthy

Noun(3 words)

rev.revd revd.

Adjective(2 words)

revered reverent

Adjective(1 words)

sublime

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

6 entries

clergymember cleric form of address spiritual leader title title of respect

Synonyms

2 entries

clergyman revd

derived

9 entries

Most Reverend Reverend Gentleman Right Reverend Very Reverend irreverend reverendly reverendness reverendship unreverend

is a

1 entries

title

related to

5 entries

christian clergy respect reverence worthy

similar

2 entries

sacred

Translations

49 translations across 29 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

σεβαστός adj (worthy of reverence)

Bulgarian

1 entries

достопочтен adj (worthy of reverence)

Catalan

1 entries

reverend noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

牧師 /牧师 noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Czech

2 entries

Důstojnost noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)
Velebnost noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Dutch

1 entries

eerwaarde noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Faroese

1 entries

prestur noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Finnish

1 entries

pappi noun (member of the Christian clergy)

French

2 entries

Révérend noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)
révérend noun (member of the Christian clergy)

German

3 entries

(Seiner, Euer - in reference) Ehrwürden noun (member of the Christian clergy)
(Seiner, Euer - in reference) Hochwürden noun (member of the Christian clergy)
Hochwürden noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Greek

1 entries

αιδεσιμότατος noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Icelandic

1 entries

séra noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Irish

1 entries

urramach noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Italian

3 entries

Reverendo noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)
reverenda noun (member of the Christian clergy)
reverendo noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Japanese

1 entries

牧師 noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Korean

1 entries

성직자 noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Latin

1 entries

Reverendus noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Macedonian

3 entries

почи́туван adj (worthy of reverence)
преподобен noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)
пречесен noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Maltese

2 entries

Dun noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)
Ir-Reverendu noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Polish

2 entries

duchowny noun (member of the Christian clergy)
wielebny noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Portuguese

2 entries

Reverendo noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)
reverendo noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Russian

4 entries

достопочте́нный adj (worthy of reverence)
преподо́бие noun (member of the Christian clergy)
преподо́бный noun (member of the Christian clergy)
преподобный noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)

Sanskrit

2 entries

श्री adj (worthy of reverence)
श्रीमती adj (worthy of reverence)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

Urramach noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)
urramach noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

velečasni noun (member of the Christian clergy)
велечасни noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Spanish

2 entries

Reverendo noun (honorary title added to the names of Christian clergy)
reverendo noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Tagalog

1 entries

reberendo noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Ukrainian

3 entries

шано́вний adj (worthy of reverence)
преподо́бний noun (member of the Christian clergy)
преподо́біє noun (member of the Christian clergy)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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

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People called Reverend Dan Anderson for his advice.

Source: tatoeba (4009196)

I'm sorry, Reverend Mother.

Source: tatoeba (4813017)

Sami was a respectable smooth-talking reverend.

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