worthy of reverence; deserving to be revered: used with the as an honorific epithet for a member of the clergy, prefixed to the first name or initials and last name, and, in very formal use, preceding another title [the Reverend A. B. Smith, the Reverend Dr. Ann B. Smith, the Reverend Mr. Jones]
of or characteristic of the clergy
noun
Informal a member of the clergy
See reverend in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rĕvˈər-ənd)
adjective
Deserving reverence.
Relating to or characteristic of the clergy; clerical.
Reverend Abbr. Rev. Used as a title and form of address for certain clerics in many Christian churches. In formal usage, preceded by the:the Reverend Jane Doe; Reverend John Jones.