English → Latin
“reverend” in Latin
venerābilisvenerable, augustvenerorto worship, adore, revere, venerate; to pay (one's) respectsrevereorto stand in awe (of), regard, respect, honor, reverence, revere; to stand in fear (of); to be afraid, feargravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hardAugustusAugustan (pertaining to the Emperor Augustus); imperial, royal; of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendarvirman (adult male human); brave or courageous man, hero, warrior; husband
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reverend
venerabilis: venerandus: reverendus (venerable, deserving of respect): gravis: augustus (especially with reference to outward dignity).
As a title, *reverendus; when prefixed to a name, add vir; e.g., the Rev. A.B., vir reverendus A.B.; so likewise, Rev. Sir, *vir reverende.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reverend?
- The usual Latin words for “reverend” are venerābilis, veneror, revereor; also gravis, Augustus, vir. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.