as in archbishop
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Recent Examples of prelate
The prelate continued by ticking off a laundry list of crucial jobs and roles that undocumented immigrants play in American society as Trump glowered, flanked by First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
The prelate suggested that any rush toward legalizing civil divorce could undermine Filipino families – the foundational aspect of society, according to the country’s constitution.
—Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
Archbishop José Gomez, the soft-spoken, hard-line prelate.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
The new archbishop would become Milwaukee's 12th prelate, overseeing an archdiocese with about 190 parishes and 100 schools.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2024
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
The prelate suggested that any rush toward legalizing civil divorce could undermine Filipino families – the foundational aspect of society, according to the country’s constitution.
—Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
Archbishop José Gomez, the soft-spoken, hard-line prelate.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
The new archbishop would become Milwaukee's 12th prelate, overseeing an archdiocese with about 190 parishes and 100 schools.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prelate
Noun
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The item resembles similar pieces belonging to other medieval religious leaders, such as a large sapphire, ruby and emerald ring owned by the 13th-century archbishop Walter de Gray.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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No money or holy items exchanged hands between the Satanists and the archbishop, according to attorneys who represented Stewart.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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On a recent day, village elders, the province's Roman Catholic bishop and political figures filled the benches of a reception hall, waiting to meet with the man who will likely chart the future of Syrian Druze.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis has named an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore the next bishop, or top official, of the Diocese of Providence, a 153-year-old ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church.—
Jonathan M. Pitts,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2025
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What to know about the monsignor chosen by the Pope.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2025
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What to know about the monsignor chosen by the Pope.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2025
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This is the pope's latest public appearance during Holy Week.—
Phoebe Natanson,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Vatican has said the pope’s condition is slowly improving.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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As the village abbot never far from the woods, or from Martine’s little dining room table, Jacques Develay manages the trick of utter simplicity in his motives and line readings.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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When Kaldi shared the berries with an abbot of a local monastery, the monk ended up wide awake during the evening prayers.—
Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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In the Catholic Church, this is generally a time of the year when dioceses ask their members to donate to annual bishops’ Lenten appeals, which fund diocesan operations.—
Nicholas Rowan,
Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2020
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Seidel and the university’s board of trustees, which met just before Wright was terminated as dean, have denied that his demotion was in retaliation for his refusing to transfer the funds.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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But it was trashed by H. L. Mencken, editor of the Baltimore Sun and dean of America‘s literary critics.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Prelate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prelate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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