Etymology Borrowed from Middle French révérend, from Old French, from Latin future passive participle reverendus (“that is to be respected”), from deponent verb revereor (“to honor, revere”).
1
Worthy of reverence or respect.
Near-synonyms: revered, esteemed
The reverend doctor will enlighten us with a lecture on the germ theory.
Etymology Borrowed from Middle French révérend, from Old French, from Latin future passive participle reverendus (“that is to be respected”), from deponent verb revereor (“to honor, revere”).
1
A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.
The esteemed reverend will enlighten us with a sermon on reconciliation.
Reverend Sykes closed his sermon. He stood beside a table in front of the pulpit and requested the morning offering, a proceeding that was strange to Jem and me.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC: