ordinary vs reverend

reverend vs ordinary

ordinary and reverend both are nouns.

ordinary and reverend both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ordinary	Yes	Yes	No	No
reverend	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, reverend is a hypernym of ordinary; that is, reverend is a word with a broader meaning than ordinary:

ordinary: a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
reverend: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

Other hypernyms of ordinary include clergyman, man of the cloth.

ordinary (noun)	reverend (noun)
(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
a judge of a probate court
the expected or commonplace condition or situation

ordinary (adjective)	reverend (adjective)
not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree	worthy of adoration or reverence
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

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