reverend

reverend
reverend, reverent, reverential
1. In its general meaning, reverend means ‘deserving reverence’, and is most often found in clerical contexts even when it is not a formal title, whereas reverent means ‘showing reverence’ in wider contexts:

• He also formed close links with the network of local Puritan ministers…whom he described in his will as ‘my reverend and pious friends’ —Dictionary of National Biography, 1993

• You can get away from the reverent hush of the concert hall —Times, 2005.

Reverential means ‘characterized by reverence’, and the main difference in meaning between it and reverent is that reverent describes a feeling or attitude and is judgemental whereas reverential denotes a connection with reverence and is informational:

• When she walked into a village the Africans would often clap their hands in a reverential way —W. Green, 1988.

2. Reverend, abbreviated Revd (no full stop) or Rev., is most commonly found as a title applied to certain members of the clergy.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • révérend — révérend, ende [ reverɑ̃, ɑ̃d ] adj. et n. • XIIIe; lat. reverendus « qui doit être révéré » 1 ♦ S emploie comme épithète honorifique devant les mots père, mère, en parlant de religieux ou en s adressant à eux. Le Révérend Père, la Révérende Mère …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • reverend — REVERÉND, reverenzi, s.m. Titlu dat preoţilor sau călugărilor; cuvios. ♦ spec. Titlu dat pastorilor anglicani; persoană care poartă acest titlu. – Din fr. révérend, lat. reverendus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 17.11.2008. Sursa: DEX 98  reverénd s.… …   Dicționar Român

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • révérend — révérend, ende (ré vé ran, ran d ) adj. 1°   Digne d être révéré (vieilli en cet emploi). •   Qu Archiménide vienne, il aura son paquet, Fût il plus révérend cent fois qu il ne nous semble, LA FONT. l Eunuque, V, 2. 2°   Titre d honneur qu on… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • reverend — early 15c., worthy of respect, from M.Fr. reverend, from L. reverendus (he who is) to be respected, gerundive of revereri (see REVERENCE (Cf. reverence)). As a form of address for clergymen, it is attested from late 15c.; earlier reverent (late… …   Etymology dictionary

  • reverend — [rev′ə rənd, rev′rənd] adj. [ME < MFr < L reverendus, ger. of revereri: see REVERE1] 1. worthy of reverence; deserving to be revered: used with the as an honorific epithet for a member of the clergy, prefixed to the first name or initials… …   English World dictionary

  • reverend — Reverend, [rever]ende. adj. Digne d estre reveré. Il ne s employe que pour un titre d honneur qu on donne aux Prelats & aux Personnes religieuses. Reverend Pere en Dieu Messire N. le Reverand Pere tel. la Reverende Mere Superieure. le tres… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • reverend — Reverend, Augustus, Reuerendus, Venerandus. Reverend envers son pere, Perindulgens in patrem …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Reverend — (engl., spr. Rewerend), in England u. Nordamerika der Titel der Geistlichen, unserem Hochehrwürden entsprechend; Right R. (spr. Reiht r.), der Titel der Bischöfe, unserm Hochwürden entsprechend …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Reverend — (spr. réwwerend, v. lat. reverendus), in England gebräuchlicher Titel der Geistlichen, entsprechend unserm Hochwürden. Vgl. Rev …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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