Very Reverend

American  

adjective

1. the official form of address for officers of the clergy or religious orders below the rank of bishop, abbot, or abbess.

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Very Reverend British  

noun

1. a title of respect for a variety of ecclesiastical officials, such as deans and the superiors of some religious houses

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Very Reverend

The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, the dean of Westminster, led the service with a tribute to those "who have died the death of honour".

From BBC ● May 8, 2025

In response to the backlash, the Dean of Canterbury, the Very Reverend Dr David Monteith, said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was "determined to shape a Cathedral which addresses misogyny, entitled power and prejudice".

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023

It was bought in the same year by the Very Reverend Eric Milner-White, Dean of York, who donated it to the Fitzwilliam Museum, where it is currently in storage.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2023

Dean of St Macartin's, the Very Reverend Kenneth Hall, and Monsignor Peter O'Reilly, the parish priest of St Michael's, said the visit to Enniskillen endorsed their cross-community work.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2022

Presently she came to the item she was so anxiously looking for: "The Very Reverend the Dean of Olivet left the city last evening by the steamer Nighthawk for Boston."

From For Woman's Love by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth