rev·er·end 
(rĕvər-ənd)
(rĕvər-ənd)adj.
1. Deserving reverence.
2. Relating to or characteristic of the clergy; clerical.
3. 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.
n.
Informal
Informal
A cleric or minister. Used with the.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin reverendus, gerundive of reverērī, to revere; see REVERE1.]