as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the marriage will be performed by our usual preacher
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Recent Examples of preacher
The preacher and producer has been dating his soon-to-be wife for a year.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
Castillo is ecstatic to be marrying the preacher and was taken aback by the proposal.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
The mother is determined to reach a remote preacher-physician (Pullman) in the hope of finding a cure for her daughter’s mysterious illness.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
Castillo is ecstatic to be marrying the preacher and was taken aback by the proposal.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
The mother is determined to reach a remote preacher-physician (Pullman) in the hope of finding a cure for her daughter’s mysterious illness.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preacher
Noun
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Again, Two Spears deduces the facts — that the priest must have killed the girl’s father before the girl killed the priest in self-defense.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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After taking a couple episodes to establish its premise, there’s a procedural rhythm to Hub’s hunting expeditions, tracking targets from a possessed priest to a Satanic cheerleader.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 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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The emails, sent from Saints accounts, don’t specify which clergymen were removed from the list or why.—
Brett Martel,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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The highlight is an interactive Easter story led by Village Church’s senior pastor, the Rev. Jack Baca.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Tim Overton is a pastor and currently serves as chairman of the Delaware County Republican Party in Indiana.—
Tim Overton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 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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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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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preacher. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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