ecclesiastic vs reverend
reverend vs ecclesiasticecclesiastic and reverend both are nouns.
ecclesiastic and reverend both are adjectives.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ecclesiastic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| reverend | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
reverend is a hypernym of
ecclesiastic; that is, reverend is a
word with a broader meaning than ecclesiastic:
- ecclesiastic: a clergyman or other person in religious orders
- reverend: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Other hypernyms of ecclesiastic include
clergyman, man of the cloth.
| ecclesiastic (noun) | reverend (noun) |
|---|---|
| a clergyman or other person in religious orders | a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
| ecclesiastic (adjective) | reverend (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) | worthy of adoration or reverence |
Words related to "ecclesiastic"
Words related to "reverend"
- Beecher
- Charles Wesley
- Donne
- Henry Ward Beecher
- John Donne
- John Keble
- John Wesley
- Keble
- King
- Martin Luther King
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Roger Williams
- Wesley
- Williams
- acolyte
- anagnost
- archdeacon
- chaplain
- churchman
- clergy
- clergyman
- cleric
- curate
- deacon
- divine
- domine
- dominee
- dominie
- dominus
- doorkeeper
- ecclesiastic
- lector
- man of the cloth
- minister
- minister of religion
- officiant
- ordinand
- ordinary
- ostiarius
- ostiary
- parson
- pastor
- postulator
- preacher
- preacher man
- priest
- reader
- rector
- sacred
- sermoniser
- sermonizer
- shepherd
- spiritual leader
- subdeacon
- sublime
- vicar
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