Rev Definition

Rev
Revd
abbreviation

1. Reverend.

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rev
noun

colloq:
1. One cycle of events or one revolution in an internal combustion engine, the number of revolutions (usually rpm) often being used as an indication of engine speed.

Form: revs (often)
2. An act of revving an engine, etc.

verb revs, revved, revving

colloq:
1. To increase the speed of revolution of (a car engine, etc).
intr
2. Said of an engine or vehicle: to run faster.

Etymology: 1920s: from revolution.

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reverend
adj

1. Worthy of being revered or respected.
2. Abbreviationused before proper names as a title for members of the clergy, and in other titles such as Most Reverend for an archbishop or an Irish RC bishop, Right Reverend for a bishop or a Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Very Reverend for a dean or a former Moderator, and Reverend Mother for a Mother Superior of a convent.

Form: Reverend

noun

1. colloq
A member of the clergy.

Etymology: 15c: from Latin reverendus worthy of reverence.