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reverend 音标拼音: [r'ɛvɚənd] [r'ɛvrənd] n. 教士,神职人员,牧师
a. 应受尊敬的,牧师的 教士,神职人员,牧师应受尊敬的,牧师的 reverend adj 1: worthy of adoration or reverence [synonym: {reverend}, {sublime}] n 1: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church [synonym: {clergyman}, {reverend}, {man of the cloth}] [ant: {layman}, {layperson}, {secular}] 2: a title of respect for a clergyman 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. [1913 Webster] A reverend sire among them came. --Milton. [1913 Webster] They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face of their children. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 40 Moby Thesaurus words for "reverend":
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