very reverend

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   a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others)

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Questions about very reverend

What does very reverend mean?

very reverend means "a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others)".

Is very reverend a common word?

very reverend is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.