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Pronunciation: (rev'ur-und, rev'rund), [key]
—adj.
1. (cap.) (used as a title of respect applied or prefixed to the name of a member of the clergy or a religious order): Reverend Timothy Cranshaw; Reverend Mother.
2. worthy to be revered; entitled to reverence.
3. pertaining to or characteristic of the clergy.

—n.
Informal.a member of the clergy.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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