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
Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
As a reverend leading a congregation, my work doesn’t end with a sermon.
—Kevin English, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 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
Despite the reverend’s appeal for calm, a third fight broke out as the service concluded, forcing police to clear the church.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
As a reverend leading a congregation, my work doesn’t end with a sermon.
—Kevin English, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
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The venerable system of health clinics, based in South Los Angeles, on Thursday joined about 10 other nonprofits in launching a media campaign that will focus on half a dozen U.S. House districts where Republican lawmakers have supported the president’s initial budget plan.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The process includes several stages: servant of God, venerable, blessed (through beatification), and finally, saint (through canonization).—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the previous episode, Mandy confessed to her priest and had guilty nightmares about her tricky predicament.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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At age 27, Leo was chosen to study in Rome, according to the Vatican, where he was ordained a priest.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Most Popular Papal Names Historically, popes have often chosen names that reflect continuity with revered predecessors.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Besides, Hewitt had previously produced the revered Walter Cronkite news show as well as the riveting Kennedy-Nixon debate.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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McBride wrote the premiere’s cold open — in which Elijah murders a preacher while robbing his collection box, then assumes his identity — several years ago.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Opportunistic Congolese politicians and preachers have amplified hate speech against the Congolese Tutsi community, from which most M23 leaders come.—
Jason K. Stearns,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The technique seen in the clergyman also hasn’t been reported in scientific literature before, Nerlich added.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The clergymen’s colors signaled their rank, and a seating chart could reveal which dignitary or humble believer sat where.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The ensemble pic led by Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan fell a respectable 55 percent from its opening weekend, compared to an average decline of 57 percent for a title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2025
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These are respectable numbers for a half-ton pickup.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Apr. 2025
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Married men can be ordained as deacons while women cannot, although historians say women served as deacons in the early Christian church.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Leo has said little about other major social and cultural issues that have animated the emergent Catholic right, especially inclusion for LGBTQ+ Catholics and women’s ordination as deacons.—
Liam Adams,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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The Chinese government has not confirmed who else will be with Mr. He at the meetings or if Wang Xiaohong, China’s minister of public security, who directs its narcotics control commission, will attend.—
Alan Rappeport,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Tarar, the Pakistani information minister, said that the country’s armed forces have killed 40 to 50 Indian soldiers in the exchanges along the Line of Control.—
Sheikh Saaliq,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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“Reverend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverend. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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