See Also: orizaba jalap root(medicine)
jalap(dictionary)
jalap(medicine)
jalap resin(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
reverend(dictionary)
reverend(dictionary)
Paisley, the Reverend Ian(dictionary)
Reverend Mother(dictionary)
Jackson, the Reverend Jesse(dictionary)

orizaba jalap root (medicine) and reverend (iou)


orizaba jalap root (medicine)


orizaba jalap root -->
ipomea


The dried root of Ipomoea orizabensis (family Convolvulaceae).

See: ipomea resin.

Synonym: orizaba jalap root.

Origin: G. Ips (ip-), a worm, + homoios, like


reverend (iou)



reverend adjective & noun. Also (esp. in titles) Reverend. LME.
[Old & mod. French reverend or Latin reverendus gerundive of revereri REVERE verb: see -END. See also REV.]
A. adjective.
Of a person: deserving deep respect or reverence on account of advanced age, character, or (formerly) social status, personal ability, or great learning. Used spec. as a title of or form of address to members of the clergy. LME.
Shakespeare Merchant of Venice I pray you, let me look upon the bond...Here 'tis, most reverend Doctor. J. Wilson He takes His reverend mother on his filial breast. Isaac Taylor These bishops and reverend Fathers. Church Times Its diocesan leaflet lists..women deacons equally with their male colleagues as 'The Reverend'. W. Boyd He saw..the Reverend Norman Espie.
b. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the clergy. M17.
= REVERENT 2. Now rare. E16.
Of a thing, place, etc.: deserving or inspiring reverence. Formerly also, sacred, hallowed, holy. M16.
b. noun. A member of the clergy; a cleric, a divine, a preacher. Now also used as a form of address. colloq. E17.
O. L. Jackson Heard a very good sermonfrom a Reverend from Pittsburgh. New Scientist He is a reverend of St Stephen's Church.
Phrases: Most Reverend (a title of or form of address to) an archbishop or an Irish Roman Catholic bishop. Reverend Mother (a title of or form of address to) the Mother Superior of a convent. Right Reverend (a title of or form of address to) certain religious dignitaries, esp. a bishop in the Anglican Church or the Moderator of the Church of Scotland. Very Reverend (a title of or form of address to) certain religious dignitaries, esp. a dean in the Anglican Church or an Irish Roman Catholic parish priest.
? It is commonly considered unacceptable to use Reverend (in full or abbreviated Rev. or Revd) with a surname alone (rather than with a forename, initial, Other title, or some combination of these) or without preceding the: thus the Reverend Joseph Brown, the Reverend J. B. Brown, the Reverend Dr Brown, but not (the) Reverend Brown, and not Reverend as a form of address, either spoken (Hello, Reverend (Brown)) or to begin a letter (Dear Reverend (Dr Brown)).
reverendly adverb (a) reverently; (b) in a way or to a degree that inspires reverence: LME.
reverendship noun reverend or clerical character or standing;
Your Reverendship,
His Reverendship, a form of address used to or of a member of the clergy: E17.