sky pilot

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Definition of sky pilotnext
as in chaplain

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  1. chaplain
  2. pastor
  3. rector
  4. confessor
  5. vicar
  6. parson
  7. shepherd
  8. bishop
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  • The company also offers profit sharing and employs a corporate chaplain—benefits Smith said reflect his belief that a business should improve employees’ lives both inside and outside the workplace.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • Researching his story, the museum discovered that Morais has a descendant who currently works as a prison chaplain in Pennsylvania.
    — Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of chaplain
Noun
  • One is in the church with the pastor expressing his anger about Lou being gone.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
  • After spending 266 days in prison, Ezra Jin Mingri, the Christian pastor of the underground Zion Church in Beijing, arrived in the United States on July 5.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026
Definition of pastor
Noun
  • There was only one doctor left in the country who could do it, neurosurgeon Volodymyr Smolanka, acting rector of Uzhhorod National University.
    — Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • The Rectory As the name suggests, The Rectory was originally home to the rector of nearby All Saints’ Church and his 14 children.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Definition of rector
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  • On April 18, King Frederik and Queen Mary's youngest children were confirmed by the royal confessor, Bishop Henrik Wigh-Poulsen, in Fredensborg Castle Church.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But everything that is said between the confessor and priest is confidential.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of confessor
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  • The couple were married by a female vicar, per the Daily Mail.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Nearly every murder is solved by the end of the episode, but despite the unusual twist of having the village vicar team up with the police, the real action comes from the relationships among the characters.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Definition of vicar
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  • And what does the old man who sleeps by the fire know about the dead parson?
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
  • It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.
    — Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of parson
Noun
  • Witnesses said the men tried siccing a German shepherd on CBS News Chicago's photojournalist while yelling racial slurs, but the dog did not obey the command.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Quasi, a German shepherd around 13 years old, was found wandering on his own.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of shepherd
Noun
  • Man of books and learning Several of the videos show Athanasius of Alexandria, a fourth-century bishop and theologian traditionally considered one of the church fathers.
    — Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Juan José Gerardi Conedera (born December 27, 1922, Guatemala City, Guatemala—killed April 26, 1998, Guatemala City) was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop and human rights activist.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
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