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reverend
reverend /reveˈrend/
noun#5514 most common
Also: clergyman (as a title), Father (in address)
Example sentences
Reverendul este în biserică.
The reverend is in the church.
Am vorbit cu reverendul ieri.
I spoke with the reverend yesterday.
Reverendul Ioan a ținut o predică frumoasă duminică.
Reverend Ioan gave a beautiful sermon on Sunday.
Casa reverendului se află lângă biserică.
The reverend's house is next to the church.
Mai mulți reverenzi au participat la conferința bisericească.
Several reverends attended the church conference.
Reverendul Martin Luther King a fost un lider important al mișcării pentru drepturi civile.
Reverend Martin Luther King was an important leader of the civil rights movement.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | reverend / reverendul | reverenzi / reverenzii |
| Genitive | reverendului | reverenzilor |
| Accusative | reverend / reverendul | reverenzi / reverenzii |
| Vocative | reverendule | reverenzilor |
Word family
reverențăreverence, a bow or curtsy
reverențiosdeferential, showing reverence
ireverentirreverent, disrespectful
ireverențăirreverence
Etymology
The word entered Romanian through French "révérend," which comes from Latin "reverendus," the gerundive of "revereri," meaning "to be in awe of, to respect." The gerundive form literally means "one who is to be revered." It became a standard honorific title for clergy across many European languages, and Romanian borrowed it in that same function, especially for Catholic and Protestant clergy.
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