REVEREND Copy link • REVERENDvenerabilis: 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.