单词 | reverend |
释义 | reverend (once / 1390 pages) adjn Use the noun reverend to talk about a clergy member of a Christian church, as in: "Let's ask the reverend if she'll marry us next week." A minister, preacher, or priest can each also be called a reverend. The word is often capitalized, especially when it's used in the form "the Reverend so-and-so." In the early 15th century, it meant "worthy of respect," a meaning that's sometimes still used today, and by the late part of that century it was being used for clergy members too, though it was earliest spelled reverent. WORD FAMILYreverend: reverendest, reverendly, reverends USAGE EXAMPLESDo you remember my father? the reverend asked. Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) A friend of Taylor, Adren Greene, said the reverend died in or just outside his home. Seattle Times(Dec 10, 2016) “It’s about desperation, decadence, depression and rage,” said a reverend. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) 1adj worthy of adoration or reverence Syn sublime sacred concerned with religion or religious purposes 2n a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper clergyman, man of the cloth layman, layperson, secular someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person Henry Ward Beecher United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887) John DonneEnglish clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631) John KebleEnglish clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866) Martin Luther King Jr.United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) John WesleyEnglish clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791) Charles WesleyEnglish clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788) Roger WilliamsEnglish clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683) Aaron(Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf Thomas a KempisGerman ecclesiastic (1380-1471) Saint Ambrose(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397) Saint Anselman Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God Saint Thomas a Becket(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) Roberto Francesco Romolo BellarmineItalian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) Bishop BerkeleyIrish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) Cesare BorgiaItalian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507) Saint Bruno(Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) John BunyanEnglish preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688) Domingo de Guzman(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221) Eusebius of CaesareaChristian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340) William Franklin GrahamUnited States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918) Saint Ignatiusbishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110) William Ralph IngeEnglish prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954) Francisco Jimenez de Cisnerosprelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517) St. John Chrysostom(Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407) St. MartinFrench bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397) Aimee Semple McPhersonUnited States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944) Dwight Lyman MoodyUnited States evangelist (1837-1899) John Henry NewmanEnglish prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890) Saint Nicholasa bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century) Armand Jean du PlessisFrench prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642) Oral RobertsUnited States evangelist (born 1918) William Ashley SundayUnited States evangelist (1862-1935) Desmond TutuSouth African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931) Bishop Ulfilasa Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) James UssherIrish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) William of WykehamEnglish prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404) Stefan WyszynskiPolish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981) acolyte someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches anagnosta cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church) archdeacon(Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop chaplaina clergyman ministering to some institution churchman, cleric, divine, ecclesiastica clergyman or other person in religious orders curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rectora person authorized to conduct religious worship deacona cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders domine, dominee, dominie, dominusa clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson doorkeeper, ostiarius, ostiarythe lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church lector, readersomeone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church officianta clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service ordinanda person being ordained ordinarya clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death postulator(Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizersomeone whose occupation is preaching the gospel priesta clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders shepherda clergyman who watches over a group of people subdeacona clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church vicar(Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish vicar(Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel altar boya boy serving as an acolyte archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primatea senior clergyman and dignitary bishopa senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ canona priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter celebrantan officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist prison chaplaina chaplain in a prison confessora priest who hears confession and gives absolution domestic prelate(Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household evangelist, gospeler, gospeller, revivalista preacher of the Christian gospel Father, Padre`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military hospital chaplaina chaplain in a hospital Holy Joe, military chaplain, padre, sky pilota chaplain in one of the military services ministrantsomeone who serves as a minister Monsignor(Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests ordainera cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders pardonera medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences pluralista cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time pontifexa member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome priestessa woman priest thuriferan acolyte who carries a thurible vicara Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman spiritual leader a leader in religious or sacred affairs Reverend (once / 1235 pages) n WORD FAMILY Reverend: Reverends USAGE EXAMPLESSimmons, whose brother is the serial entrepreneur Russell, is widely recognized as “Reverend Run.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) One of the reasons for opening up my diaries in my new book, Becoming Reverend, was to seek to lift this veil of embarrassed secrecy. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) Dean of York, the Very Reverend Vivienne Faull, said the bells were rung by a team of experienced volunteers from across Yorkshire. BBC(Dec 22, 2016) n a title of respect for a clergyman Hyper form of address, title, title of respect an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General' |
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