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Recent Examples of priestly Francis has long made ministry to prisoners a hallmark of his priestly vocation, and a Holy Year dedicated to a message of hope is no exception. Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 One thing to consider, however, is that Leviticus is devoted to priestly concerns. Jacob F. Love, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025 The southern tradition is rooted partly in a century-old revolt against the privileges granted to Brahmans, the priestly caste that sits at the top of Hinduism’s ancient social hierarchy. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025 Francis has long made prison ministry an important part of his priestly vocation and has made several visits to Rebibbia since becoming pope in 2013 while also including prison visits in many of his foreign trips. Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for priestly
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Adjective
  • The approval process for the project is ministerial, meaning the applicant does not need to seek public input and that review by city staff does not need to include public hearings.
    Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Decades in the making Nearly two decades have passed since the European Space Agency formally committed to funding the ExoMars mission at a ministerial meeting in December 2005.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The order, based on the teachings of St. Augustine, brings together the disciplines of contemplation and pastoral ministry.
    Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • Its core principles are being integrated into pastoral initiatives and interreligious dialogue at the national and international levels.
    Craig Considine, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • The death in 2022 of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of the morality police for allegedly violating hijab rules sparked Iran's biggest domestic unrest since the 1979 revolution that brought its clerical rulers to power.
    Miranda Murray, USA Today, 26 May 2025
  • Our problem is with a clerical regime that is behind every problem in the region: Hizballah, Hamas, the Houthis, the militias that have conducted attacks out of Iraq and Syria.
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025

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“Priestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priestly. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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