Very Reverend
adjective
the official form of address for officers of the clergy or religious orders below the rank of bishop, abbot, or abbess.
RELATED CONTENT
14 Words Our Favorite TV Characters Got Very, Very WrongSome of television's most lovable characters (and a few unlovable ones too) are known to trip over their tongues. Sometimes, it's an accident. Other times, well, let's just say these characters could use some screen time with Dictionary.com themselves ...
Why Do Lowercase Letters Look Very Different Than Uppercase Letters?Take a moment and open the last email you wrote. It’s okay. We’ll wait. Now imagine if you had to write it out on paper, not with a ballpoint pen, but with a pen that you had to dip into a bowl of ink every few words. And make sure not to drip any ink on that expensive parchment. Is your wrist hurting yet? Medieval …
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
British Dictionary definitions for very reverend
Very Reverend
noun
a title of respect for a variety of ecclesiastical officials, such as deans and the superiors of some religious houses
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012