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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62499" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62499" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> REV'EREND, a. L. reverendus. </p> 1. [[Worthy]] of reverence entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection as reverend and gracious senators. <p> A reverend sire among them came. </p> <p> This epithet is, I believe, never applied to the [[Supreme]] Being, or to his laws or institutions. In lieu of it we use venerable. </p> 2. A title of respect given to the clergy or ecclesiastics. We style a clergyman reverend a bishop is styled right reverend an archbishop most reverend. The religious in catholic countries, are styled reverend fathers abbesses, prioresses, &c. reverend mothers. In Scotland, as in the United States, the clergy are individually styled reverend. A synod is styled very reverend, and the general assembly venerable. | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_167949" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_167949" /> == | ||
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78832" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78832" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A title of respect given to the clergy, Very [[Reverend]] to deans, Right Reverend to bishops, and Most Reverend to archbishops. </p> | ||
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