The Very Reverend

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Christian clerical title ecclesiastical honorific style

The Very Reverend is an honorific style traditionally used for senior clergy in various Christian denominations, particularly deans of cathedrals and certain other high-ranking ecclesiastical officials.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Very Reverend 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian clerical title ⓘ
ecclesiastical honorific style ⓘ
appliesToOffice cathedral dean ⓘ
provost (church) ⓘ
some abbots ⓘ
some heads of religious institutions ⓘ
contrastsWith secular honorifics such as Mr. or Mrs. ⓘ
domain church protocol ⓘ
ecclesiastical precedence ⓘ
hasAbbreviation The Very Rev. NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherThan The Reverend ⓘ
historicallyDerivedFrom Christian clerical honorific traditions ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lowerThan The Most Reverend ⓘ
The Right Reverend NERFINISHED ⓘ
notA noble title ⓘ
personal name ⓘ
styleOfAddress formal spoken address ⓘ
formal written address ⓘ
usedFor deans of cathedrals ⓘ
high-ranking ecclesiastical officials ⓘ
senior clergy ⓘ
usedInDenomination Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
Presbyterianism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInReligion Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedWith clerical office title ⓘ
personal name ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dean of Chichester → style → The Very Reverend ⓘ
The Very Reverend Walter Hussey → honorificPrefix → The Very Reverend ⓘ
subject surface form: Walter Hussey
The Most Reverend → contrastedWith → The Very Reverend ⓘ
His Eminence → higherThan → The Very Reverend ⓘ
this entity surface form: Very Reverend
Edward Bouverie Pusey → hasHonorificPrefix → The Very Reverend ⓘ