as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
a small village where the doctor and the dominie were the two pillars of society
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Many Catholics will attend a mass where the priests will smudge ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Superiors in the church hierarchy are accused of ignoring the crimes or, in some cases, protecting priests by moving them to new posts once the scandals were made public.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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This Oscar-winning documentary follows the fascinating life of Marjoe Gortner, a former child preacher who returned to the practice as a young adult solely for financial purposes.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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In exchange for the preachers' supplying troops to stage boycotts, the businessmen would give the churches money.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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De Niro plays a reverend in Los Angeles; Duvall is his homicide-detective brother.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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While standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Bhikkhu Pannakara, the leader of the Walk for Peace, thanked the monks' community, the governors, pastors, reverends and local law enforcement officers who welcomed them along their way.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tutu, the new documentary from Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI, 4 Little Girls), is a behind-the-scenes look at the life of the smiling, joyous rebel clergyman who helped end Apartheid.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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The clergyman connected Webster with another church member who was a criminal-defense lawyer.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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In a long post on X, White demanded that Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgium’s health minister, intervene in the case.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The minister also said work was already underway with other southern African countries to manufacture drugs locally and pool resources across borders.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Two thousand people are expected to attend, including numerous religious figures such as bishops, priests and deacons.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Early Christians cited menstruation as the reason for not allowing female deacons or priests.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Dominie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominie. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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