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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priestliness
Noun
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Vatican officials and consultants examine candidates’ goodness, holiness and devotion to God and carefully scrutinizes their writings.—
Elisabetta Povoledo,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025 -
All these men have the right combination of assets, holiness, organizational skills, ability to evangelize.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Throughout his life, Boelter’s Christian belief in the sanctity of life seemed unwavering.—
Dan Barry,
Twin Cities,
21 July 2025
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Powell himself said it was not permitted under the law, and a choir of Wall Street analysts chirped about the sanctity of the Federal Reserve’s independence.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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Valerie West said her father, an Air Force veteran, didn’t set out to create a spirituality store.—
Beck Andrew Salgado,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Since its inception, the Avatar universe has defined power beyond physical ability, demonstrating how it can be strengthened through spirituality, intelligence, and creativity.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Chronicles is set in a tiny Argentinian town where a pious yet competitive woman decides that staging a miracle could be her ticket to sainthood.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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In order to be considered for sainthood, a contender needs to have two miracles attributed to them.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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This kid is going to have to discover what human morality is and that horror exists in many forms.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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Like the first half of Trauma Plot, and the majority of Sylvia Plath’s short life, the book takes place in New England, where the veneer of white middle-class morality can’t quite mask the ongoing structural violence ushered in by imperial colonialism half a millennia ago.—
Emily Van Duyne
July 24,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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“Priestliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priestliness. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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