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 rev·er·end /ˈrɛvrənd, ˈrɛvə; ˈrɛvɚ/
 教士,神職人員,牧師(a.)應受尊敬的,牧師的

 Rev·er·end a.  Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable.
    A reverend sire among them came.   --Milton.
    They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face of their children.   --Jer. Taylor.
 Note: ☞ This word is commonly given as a title of respect to ecclesiastics.  A clergyman is styled the reverend; a dean, the very reverend; a bishop, the right reverend; an archbishop, the most reverend.
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 reverend
      adj : worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: revered, reverenced,
             sublime, venerated]
      n 1: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the
           Christian Church [syn: clergyman, man of the cloth]
           [ant: layman]
      2: a title of respect for a clergyman