reverend vs ordinary

ordinary vs reverend

reverend and ordinary both are nouns.

reverend and ordinary both are adjectives.

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

As nouns, ordinary is a hyponym of reverend; that is, ordinary 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
ordinary: a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

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, lector, reader, officiant, ordinand, postulator, preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer, priest, shepherd, subdeacon, vicar, vicar.

reverend (noun)	ordinary (noun)
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church	(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
	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

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

Difference between reverend and ordinary

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