as in preacher
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
searched for a priest who could perform an exorcism
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Recent Examples of priest
Then Vincent disappears, and Jérémie finds himself at the center of a police investigation and being eyed suspiciously by the locals, including a dour, snooping priest (Jacques Develay); a stolid, schlubby ex-farmer named Walter (David Ayala); and Vincent’s wife, Annie (Tatiana Spivakova).
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, a cardinal, had removed them from the Catholic Church’s roster of priests a week earlier.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
The Vatican said the photo was taken Sunday when the pope celebrated Mass with other priests in the chapel.
—Joshua McElwee, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, cries for help emerged on social media for a group of priests trapped inside a church in the Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood, which endured much of the attack by the Viv Ansanm gang coalition that began late Tuesday.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, a cardinal, had removed them from the Catholic Church’s roster of priests a week earlier.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
The Vatican said the photo was taken Sunday when the pope celebrated Mass with other priests in the chapel.
—Joshua McElwee, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, cries for help emerged on social media for a group of priests trapped inside a church in the Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood, which endured much of the attack by the Viv Ansanm gang coalition that began late Tuesday.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priest
Noun
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To the congregation, Rose had been much more than a charismatic preacher.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Blige also connected jazz (scat singing, riffing on a phrase, improvising wordless lines), gospel (testifying akin to a preacher delivering a sermon) and hip hop traditions.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hardline Muslim clerics and their religious police have been sidelined.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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He was elected leader of the armed group in 1992 as a 32-year-old cleric.—
CNN Staff,
CNN,
23 Feb. 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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Unlike a synod of bishops, this will be a unique gathering of bishops, clergy, monks, friars, nuns and lay men and women.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Vatican office for the synod, or gathering of bishops, released a timetable through 2028 to implement the reforms and said Francis had approved the calendar last week.—
Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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London, who played a minister on the drama that aired on the WB and CW from 1996 to 2007, spoke to ID about his memories working with the actor.—
The Deadline TV Team,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors, who operate independently of the Vucic administration, have also expedited indictments of more than a dozen people involved in the reconstruction, including Vucic’s former construction minister.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Reforms on the table include how to give greater roles to women in the Catholic Church, including ordaining them as deacons, and the greater inclusion of laity in governance and decision making.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Image Ukrainian officials have asserted that Russia maintains a wide network of sleeper agents, and have variously accused a nurse, a church deacon, a high-ranking official in Ukraine’s intelligence agency.—
Kim Barker,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Its pastor rejoiced Have the flu or know someone with it?—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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The renowned pastor joined the TODAY show on March 26 to discuss the health scare.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
27 Mar. 2025
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Hood watched Smith — who had become his close friend — gasping for breath like a goldfish out of water in a way that will haunt the reverend forever.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Despite the reverend’s appeal for calm, a third fight broke out as the service concluded, forcing police to clear the church.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Priest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priest. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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