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Recent Examples of presbyter
This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.
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Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021
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
Before coming to Birmingham, Webster had served 18 years as executive presbyter of the Presbytery of Sierra Blanca in southern New Mexico.
—Greg Garrison, AL.com, 19 July 2017
Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021
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
Before coming to Birmingham, Webster had served 18 years as executive presbyter of the Presbytery of Sierra Blanca in southern New Mexico.
—Greg Garrison, AL.com, 19 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presbyter
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Others, like the lecherous bishop (Peppe Lanzetta), seek to use her cerebral interests for a few quick sins of the flesh.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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Which bishop best represented the biblical calls for serving the marginalized in our society, the fawning cardinal or the prophetic bishop?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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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
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King Sverre of Norway personally provided information to the writer, Icelandic abbot Karl Jónsson, and instructed him on the details of the saga, Brink added.—
Hannah Peart,
NBC News,
28 Oct. 2024
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The abbot told him to begin every morning by performing exactly 108 bows, a meditation exercise in Korean Buddhism.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2024
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Klobuchar will issue a call to order, and Timothy Cardinal Dolan, the archbishop of New York, and the Rev. Franklin Graham will deliver an invocation.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2025
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He was named the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardin... Corbis via Getty Images ABC News' Joe Simonetti and Helena Skinner contributed to this report.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The other two finalists in the presidential search are Michael Hartline, the dean of the College of Business at Florida State University, and John Volin, executive vice president and provost at the University of Maine.—
Jessica Abramsky,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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In the movie, Cardinal Lawrence, the beleaguered dean of the College of Cardinals, is tasked with keeping all the melodrama in check.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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Thank you to all the pastors, evangelists and artists of the kingdom who volunteered for this surprise party.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
8 Feb. 2025
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In 2011, White-Cain became the senior pastor at the New Destiny Christian Church in Apopka, Florida.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Born in a homestead just north of the D.C. border in 1930 and 1933, the brothers were raised in historic St. Phillips Baptist Church, where their father was an associate minister and their mother a deaconess.—
Petula Dvorak,
Washington Post,
8 Feb. 2024
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The Pauline epistles contain numerous references to women who were instrumental in the leadership of the early church: Phoebe, a deaconess; Chloe; Apphia; Euodia; Nympha; Junia.—
Cressida Leyshon,
The New Yorker,
31 July 2023
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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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“Presbyter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presbyter. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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