Very Reverend

noun

An honorific style used primarily in Christian clergy contexts for certain senior or distinguished priests or ministers, usually of a rank higher than Reverend, but typically below Right Reverend or Most Reverend.

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Meanings

nounVery Reverend (plural Very Reverends)

plural Very Reverends

  1. ChristianityAn honorific style used primarily in Christian clergy contexts for certain senior or distinguished priests or ministers, usually of a rank higher than Reverend, but typically below Right Reverend or Most Reverend.
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APA

Very Reverend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Very%20Reverend

MLA

“Very Reverend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Very%20Reverend. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Very Reverend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Very%20Reverend.

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