The Reverend facts for kids

The Reverend is an honorific style for the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions.

The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a title, form of address or title of respect. The style is also sometimes used by leaders in non-Christian religions such as Judaism and Buddhism.

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  Portrait of John Wesley, a major religious leader of the 18th century. He is styled The Rev'd, a contraction of "The Reverend"