as in preacher
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
searched for a priest who could perform an exorcism
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Recent Examples of priest
The book came out as Francis was weighing whether to allow married priests in the Amazon to address a priest shortage there.
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The world has lost a true shepherd, a pastor, a priest, a true light in an increasingly dark universe.
—Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The canonization process began over a decade ago, driven by a grassroots campaign of priests and admirers.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Some fled to a church located across the street from the university, where the priest provided shelter and comfort.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The world has lost a true shepherd, a pastor, a priest, a true light in an increasingly dark universe.
—Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The canonization process began over a decade ago, driven by a grassroots campaign of priests and admirers.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Some fled to a church located across the street from the university, where the priest provided shelter and comfort.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priest
Noun
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But while the Gemstones themselves have embraced Kelvin and his coming out, the rest of the world — particularly rival preacher Vance Simkins (Stephen Dorff), Kelvin’s competition for the ridiculous title of Top Christ-Following Man — is more critical.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Preacher Boy shows off his heavenly voice and affinity for jazz music, but his father, an actual preacher, rebukes the genre as the devil’s music, like most good Christians did back then.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
18 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis bucked that tradition when he was elected, instead choosing his name to honor St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th century cleric now celebrated in the church as the patron saint of animals and the environment.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Riyadh severed ties with Tehran in 2016 after Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in the Iranian capital following the execution of a Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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If clergymen are defrocked and lawyers are disbarred, then alcoholics are delivered, hairdressers are distressed, and pornographers are deluded.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.—
Federico Perelmuter,
The Dial,
13 Mar. 2025
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By 2024, lay and religious women participated and voted in key synodal sessions previously exclusively reserved for bishops and cardinals.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Prior to his papacy, bishops and cardinals typically submitted their resignations at 75.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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Ong, 79, is scheduled to plead guilty next week to charges related to the offences of former transport minister S. Iswaran, who was convicted in October of breaking the law for receiving gifts from the businessman.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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She was born near Pittsburgh, the daughter of a minister.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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Dixon, an administrator with the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and a deacon at Second Baptist Church, is seeking a third term.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Peter & Paul parishioners say are flatly false, including an unfounded claim that the deacon has a criminal record and was once sentenced to 30 days in jail.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Rooted in a rich history dating back to 1808, the church carries an iconic legacy, having welcomed patrons including André Leon Talley, freedom riders such as Samuel DeWitt Proctor, and pastors like Adam Clayton Powell Sr.—
Tiana Randall,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Giuliani was pastor at Fort Mill’s St. Philip Neri church for more than a quarter century, and also has pastored at St. Mary in Rock Hill and Divine Saviour in York.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2025
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Preserving community gems Michael Major is a reverend at Zion Baptist Church in Philadelphia.—
Buffy Gorrilla,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Most of the cards feature gothic-style fonts, limited colors like black and red, and some were even sent by reverends or churches.—
Paul du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Priest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priest. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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