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Rev., n.1
Abbrev. of reverend a. and n. 2 c, d.
In U.S. usage freq. without preceding article.
1721D. Wilkins Leges Anglo-Saxonicæ (list of subscribers), The Rev. Mr. Henry Briggs of Loose in Kent, [etc.]. 1785(title), Lectures on the Canon of the Scriptures,..by the late Rev. John Blair. 1847Carus Mem. C. Simeon 833 Recollections of the Rev. Chas. Simeon, by the Right Rev. Daniel Wilson. 1876W. Whitman Daybks. & Notebks. (1978) I. 37 Rev. R. P. Graves. 1884[see chasuble 1]. 1917Congress. Rec. (Daily ed.) 14 Dec. 294/2 Rev. Joseph Burt Webster to be chaplain with rank from October 5, 1917. 1939Time 27 Nov. 50/3 (heading) Mr. for Rev. 1943R. Llewellyn None but Lonely Heart xxi. 118 Reverend Ernest Mott. Oxford, he is. Followed 'em on His bike as far as Hammersmith Bridge every year since '98. Ain't you, Rev, boy? 1969C. Burke God is Beautiful, Man (1970) 74 The Revs. in the church got cut in on it too. 1972J. Maryland in T. Kochman Rappin' & Stylin' Out 213 Say, Rev., tell them 'bout the little white lady. 1973Philadelphia Inquirer (Today Suppl.) 7 Oct. 14/3 Rev. Velasquez recalls that before the first trial he heard Tony's defense attorney say [etc.]. 1978Listener 9 Mar. 296/3 Religious broadcasting is not a job for a good man... Even the radio Revs and their staff are always set apart from other departments. |