The Very Reverend
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The Very Reverend is an honorific style traditionally used for senior clergy in various Christian denominations, particularly deans of cathedrals and certain other high-ranking ecclesiastical officials.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Very Reverend canonical | 8 |
| Very Reverend | 4 |
| The Very Rev. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5055851 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Very Reverend Context triple: [Dean of Chichester, style, The Very Reverend]
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A.
The Reverend
"The Reverend" is a Christian clerical honorific commonly used to address or refer to ordained ministers or members of the clergy.
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B.
The Most Reverend
The Most Reverend is a formal ecclesiastical style used primarily for bishops and archbishops in various Christian churches.
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C.
Bishop Proudie
Bishop Proudie is a fictional, often satirically portrayed clergyman who serves as the Bishop of Barchester in Anthony Trollope’s Chronicles of Barsetshire novels.
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D.
Archdeacon of Northolt
The Archdeacon of Northolt is a senior Anglican cleric in the Church of England responsible for overseeing clergy, churches, and church life within the Archdeaconry of Northolt in the Diocese of London.
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E.
The Very Reverend Walter Hussey
The Very Reverend Walter Hussey was a 20th-century Anglican clergyman and noted patron of the arts, renowned for commissioning and supporting major works of modern religious art and music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Very Reverend Target entity description: The Very Reverend is an honorific style traditionally used for senior clergy in various Christian denominations, particularly deans of cathedrals and certain other high-ranking ecclesiastical officials.
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A.
The Reverend
"The Reverend" is a Christian clerical honorific commonly used to address or refer to ordained ministers or members of the clergy.
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B.
The Most Reverend
The Most Reverend is a formal ecclesiastical style used primarily for bishops and archbishops in various Christian churches.
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C.
Bishop Proudie
Bishop Proudie is a fictional, often satirically portrayed clergyman who serves as the Bishop of Barchester in Anthony Trollope’s Chronicles of Barsetshire novels.
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D.
Archdeacon of Northolt
The Archdeacon of Northolt is a senior Anglican cleric in the Church of England responsible for overseeing clergy, churches, and church life within the Archdeaconry of Northolt in the Diocese of London.
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E.
The Very Reverend Walter Hussey
The Very Reverend Walter Hussey was a 20th-century Anglican clergyman and noted patron of the arts, renowned for commissioning and supporting major works of modern religious art and music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian clerical title
ⓘ
ecclesiastical honorific style ⓘ |
| appliesToOffice |
cathedral dean
ⓘ
provost (church) ⓘ some abbots ⓘ some heads of religious institutions ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | secular honorifics such as Mr. or Mrs. ⓘ |
| domain |
church protocol
ⓘ
ecclesiastical precedence ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
The Very Rev.
ⓘ
linked to:
The Very Reverend
|
| higherThan | The Reverend ⓘ |
| historicallyDerivedFrom | Christian clerical honorific traditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lowerThan |
The Most Reverend
ⓘ
The Right Reverend ⓘ |
| notA |
noble title
ⓘ
personal name ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress |
formal spoken address
ⓘ
formal written address ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deans of cathedrals
ⓘ
high-ranking ecclesiastical officials ⓘ senior clergy ⓘ |
| usedInDenomination |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheranism ⓘ Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| usedInReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| usedWith |
clerical office title
ⓘ
personal name ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Very Reverend Description of subject: The Very Reverend is an honorific style traditionally used for senior clergy in various Christian denominations, particularly deans of cathedrals and certain other high-ranking ecclesiastical officials.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Very Reverend Walter Hussey
linked to: The Very Reverend
linked to: The Very Reverend
linked to: The Very Reverend
linked to: The Very Reverend
linked to: The Very Reverend