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reverend vs lector

lector vs reverend

reverend and lector both are nouns.

reverend is an adjective but lector is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reverend Yes Yes No No
lector Yes No No No
As nouns, lector is a hyponym of reverend; that is, lector is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reverend:
  • reverend: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
  • lector: someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
Other hyponyms of reverend include acolyte, anagnost, archdeacon, chaplain, churchman, cleric, divine, ecclesiastic, curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector, deacon, domine, dominee, dominie, dominus, doorkeeper, ostiarius, ostiary, reader, officiant, ordinand, ordinary, postulator, preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer, priest, shepherd, subdeacon, vicar, vicar.
reverend (noun) lector (noun)
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church a public lecturer at certain universities
someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
reverend (adjective) lector (adjective)
worthy of adoration or reverence
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