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
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2024
Images from the event, provided by the mayor’s office, appear to show Adams interlocking hands with Sharpton during a prayer, the reverend washing Adams’ feet and Adams being baptized.
—Anthony Izaguirre, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
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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
The Clergy Council’s website has been scrubbed of several references to the reverend’s position as president there.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2024
Images from the event, provided by the mayor’s office, appear to show Adams interlocking hands with Sharpton during a prayer, the reverend washing Adams’ feet and Adams being baptized.
—Anthony Izaguirre, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
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As Black pitchers are modestly represented in the venerable plaque gallery, most of their enshrinements have come through various iterations of the Veterans Committee and two Special Committees on the Negro Leagues.—
Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Haunted Mansion at 50: Decades of delays and distractions nearly derailed Disneyland’s venerable dark ride The old Black Widow Bride, known as Constance Hatchway, showed up in wedding portraits with a series of husbands who lost their heads in the Haunted Mansion attic scene.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
18 Jan. 2025
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Despite the fall, Francis held five meetings on Thursday according to the Vatican, including with Alvaro Lario, the President of the International Fund of Agricultural Development, and priests from an Argentine college based in Rome.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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Visitation for a retired priest of the Chicago Archdiocese who died last week will take place at Kurtz Memorial Chapel on Friday, according to the archdiocese.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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The revered producer and mixer has helmed records by such rock legends as Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Roxy Music and David Bowie, often out of his home studio, Mix This!, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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This morning’s funeral service for America’s 39th president, James Earl Carter, Jr. – Jimmy – was a deeply and deservedly reverent ceremony for a universally and deeply revered man.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The family later moved to Tulsa, Okla., where his father became a preacher and his mother, Joyce (Schott) Ray, managed the home.—
Clay Risen,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Bruer, 67, had served in at least 22 states and territories and seven countries since 1976, according to a timeline compiled by Pam Walton, a former member who has used historical records and photographs to track the movements of predatory preachers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2024
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The committee members, all clergymen, had been summoned to report on the progress of their work.—
Kasra Naji,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Aug. 2016
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At the same time, Ukrainian authorities have become increasingly suspicious of anyone with links to the Russian Orthodox Church, arresting and convicting clergymen of spying for Moscow.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
16 Dec. 2024
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The rapper then expressed his willingness to be compliant with rules and regulations, a reference to his attempt to maintain a respectable image in the eyes of his fans and the public at large.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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With 58,000 miles on the clock, this CTS-V wagon sold for a respectable $62,000.—
Christian Gilbertsen,
Robb Report,
8 Jan. 2025
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Days before the election, church deacons voted to oust their pastor for finally supporting the admission of a Black worshiper.—
Bill Marsh,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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For instance, the Catholic Church doesn't permit a woman to be a priest or a deacon.—
Marianne Schnall,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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France’s new finance minister, the experienced Eric Lombard (banker, economist – newly nicknamed as ‘Spider-Man’) has relaunched the budget process that will determine the survival of the ‘Bayrou’ government, and potentially Emmanuel Macron himself.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Peer Steinbrück, the Social Democrat finance minister, was the key figure in that.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Reverend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverend. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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