reverend's

Belonging to clergy

Reverend's is the possessive form of reverend, a title for Christian clergy.

It indicates something belonging to or associated with a minister or pastor: the reverend's sermon moved the congregation, I borrowed the reverend's Bible.

The form appears in casual reference; formal usage typically repeats the full title with the person's name.

clerical

vestments

Ceremonial religious attire

congregation · collar · cassock · stole · parsonage · rectory · manse · flock · ministry · ordination

authority

guidance

Advice for decisions

judgment · wisdom · teachings · interpretation · doctrine · moral · spiritual · leadership · influence · congregation

title

honorific

Respectful form of address

  • addressSpeak to formally
  • clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
  • prefixRoot-modifying front element

pastor's · minister's · preacher's · vicar's · chaplain's · father's · bishop's · formal · ecclesiastical · denominational

Opposites
religious role/authority

reverend'scongregation's

Of a gathered flock

flock's · worshipper's · sinner's · believer's

sacred vs. secular authority

reverend'slayman's

Non-specialist's simplified perspective

civilian's · atheist's

Phrases
Family

reverend, reverends

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