a. Irreverent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Immodest speech, or irreverend gesture. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. révérend, L. reverendus, fr. revereri. See Revere. ] Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable. [ 1913 Webster ]
A reverend sire among them came. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face of their children. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Reverently. [ Obs. ] Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]
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