reverend
/ˈɹɛvɹənd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Extreme, extraordinary, or powerful.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of reverend: a person who has received this designation and is entitled to use it publicly: a minister.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: revered, esteemed"
- "The reverend doctor will enlighten us with a lecture on the germ theory."
- "Near-synonyms: reverable, estimable"
- "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."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: révérend, -