| respectable | | |
| adj. | 1. respectable | characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals.; "a respectable woman" |
| ~ good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| ~ reputable | having a good reputation.; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" |
| ~ decent, nice | socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous.; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" |
| ~ presentable | fit to be seen.; "presentable clothes" |
| ~ upstanding, solid | meriting respect or esteem.; "an upstanding member of the community" |
| ~ worthy | having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable.; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause" |
| adj. | 2. estimable, good, honorable, respectable | deserving of esteem and respect.; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" |
| ~ reputable | having a good reputation.; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" |
| adj. | 3. goodish, goodly, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy | large in amount or extent or degree.; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" |
| ~ considerable | large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree.; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem" |
| reverend | | |
| n. (person) | 1. clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend | a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church. |
| ~ clergy | in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity). |
| ~ spiritual leader | a leader in religious or sacred affairs. |
| ~ acolyte | someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches. |
| ~ anagnost | a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church). |
| ~ archdeacon | (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop. |
| ~ chaplain | a clergyman ministering to some institution. |
| ~ churchman, cleric, ecclesiastic, divine | a clergyman or other person in religious orders. |
| ~ curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector | a person authorized to conduct religious worship.; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" |
| ~ deacon | a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders. |
| ~ domine, dominee, dominie, dominus | a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson. |
| ~ ostiarius, ostiary, doorkeeper | the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church. |
| ~ lector, reader | someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| ~ officiant | a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service. |
| ~ ordinand | a person being ordained. |
| ~ ordinary | a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death. |
| ~ postulator | (Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization. |
| ~ preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer | someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel. |
| ~ priest | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders. |
| ~ shepherd | a clergyman who watches over a group of people. |
| ~ subdeacon | a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church. |
| ~ vicar | (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish. |
| ~ vicar | (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel. |
| ~ beecher, henry ward beecher | United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887). |
| ~ donne, john donne | English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631). |
| ~ john keble, keble | English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866). |
| ~ martin luther king, martin luther king jr., king | United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968). |
| ~ john wesley, wesley | English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791). |
| ~ charles wesley, wesley | English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788). |
| ~ roger williams, williams | English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683). |
| n. (communication) | 2. reverend | a title of respect for a clergyman. |
| ~ form of address, title of respect, title | an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'.; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" |
| adj. | 3. reverend, sublime | worthy of adoration or reverence. |
| ~ sacred | concerned with religion or religious purposes.; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music" |
| venerable | | |
| adj. | 1. venerable | impressive by reason of age.; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard" |
| ~ old | (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" |
| adj. | 2. august, revered, venerable | profoundly honored.; "revered holy men" |
| ~ honourable, honorable | worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect.; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" |
| respect | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. regard, respect | (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point.; "it differs in that respect" |
| ~ detail, item, point | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole.; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" |
| n. (state) | 2. esteem, regard, respect | the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded).; "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" |
| ~ honour, honor, laurels | the state of being honored. |
| ~ stature | high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement.; "a man of great stature" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. esteem, regard, respect | an attitude of admiration or esteem.; "she lost all respect for him" |
| ~ attitude, mental attitude | a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways.; "he had the attitude that work was fun" |
| ~ estimation, estimate | the respect with which a person is held.; "they had a high estimation of his ability" |
| n. (act) | 4. deference, respect | a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard.; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean" |
| ~ civility, politeness | the act of showing regard for others. |
| ~ homage, court | respectful deference.; "pay court to the emperor" |
| ~ last respects | the act of expressing respect for someone who has died.; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside" |
| ~ props | proper respect.; "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem" |
| n. (act) | 5. obedience, respect | behavior intended to please your parents.; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes" |
| ~ filial duty | duty of a child to its parents. |
| n. (feeling) | 6. regard, respect | a feeling of friendship and esteem.; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect" |
| ~ affection, affectionateness, philia, warmness, fondness, warmheartedness, tenderness, heart | a positive feeling of liking.; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" |
| n. (attribute) | 7. deference, respect, respectfulness | courteous regard for people's feelings.; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy" |
| ~ good manners, courtesy | a courteous manner. |
| v. (cognition) | 8. esteem, prise, prize, respect, value | regard highly; think much of.; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| ~ think the world of | esteem very highly.; "She thinks the world of her adviser" |
| ~ reverence, venerate, revere, fear | regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of.; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" |
| ~ admire, look up to | feel admiration for. |
| v. (social) | 9. abide by, honor, honour, observe, respect | show respect towards.; "honor your parents!" |
| ~ accept | consider or hold as true.; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
| ~ lionise, lionize, celebrate | assign great social importance to.; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna" |
| ~ tolerate | recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others).; "We must tolerate the religions of others" |
| reverence | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. awe, fear, reverence, veneration | a feeling of profound respect for someone or something.; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" |
| ~ emotion | any strong feeling. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. reverence | a reverent mental attitude. |
| ~ attitude, mental attitude | a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways.; "he had the attitude that work was fun" |
| n. (act) | 3. reverence | an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy). |
| ~ action | something done (usually as opposed to something said).; "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| ~ bowing, obeisance, bow | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting. |
| ~ curtsey, curtsy | bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. fear, revere, reverence, venerate | regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of.; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" |
| ~ esteem, respect, prise, prize, value | regard highly; think much of.; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" |
| ~ saint, enshrine | hold sacred. |
| ~ worship | show devotion to (a deity).; "Many Hindus worship Shiva" |
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