reverend
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rev·e·rend /ˈrevərənd/ noun [countable] a minister of a Christian church 〔基督教的〕牧师
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reverend• He walked in there a reverend and walked out a prophet.• The reverend was on his way to Rome.Reverend noun RRCa title of respect used before the name of a minister in the Christian church 牧师〔对基督教牧师的尊称，用于姓名前〕Examples from the Corpus
Reverend• The young and kindly bearded Reverend had tissue creases of sad worry round his eyes.• Is it Reverend, the Reverend, Mr, Mrs, or what?• Do you remember Reverend Ward?• In 1634 the Reverend Thomas Hooker, finding Massachusetts too crowded and contentious, began to petition for the right to leave.• Every Christmas we get a card from the Reverend, informing us that the weather is temperate.• The man, the Reverend, was big, handsome, sad and powerful.Origin reverend (1400-1500) Old French Latin reverendus “to be revered”, from revereri; → REVERErev·e·rend nounReverend nounChineseSyllable
a church minister a Christian of Corpus
Reverend
Reverend
noun
a title of respect used before the name of a minister in the Christian church
Reverend
nouna title of respect used before the name of a minister in the Christian church
reverend
rev‧e‧rend /ˈrevərənd/ noun [countable]
rev‧e‧rend /ˈrevərənd/
noun [countable] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin reverendus 'to be revered', from revereri; ⇨ revere
a minister of a Christian church
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin reverendus 'to be revered', from revereri; ⇨ revere