REVEREND Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word reverend. (close relations)
Definition of REVEREND
reverends
Best Alternative Words for REVEREND
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clergyman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | ||||||||
cleric | nounn | |||||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders | ||||||||
minister | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person authorized to conduct religious worship • a person appointed to a high office in the government • a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador • the job of a head of a government department verb • attend to the wants and needs of others • work as a minister | ||||||||
pastor | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus • a person authorized to conduct religious worship | ||||||||
priest | nounn | |||||||
noun • a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders • a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion | ||||||||
vicar | nounn | |||||||
noun • a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman • (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel • (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish | ||||||||
sublime | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inspiring awe • worthy of adoration or reverence • lifted up or set high • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style • greatest or maximal in degree; extreme verb • vaporize and then condense right back again • change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting | ||||||||
man of the cloth | nounn | |||||||
noun • a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |