the priesthood
noun
: the job of being a priest
He is entering the priesthood.
He decided to leave the priesthood.
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Still, Prevost wasn’t always certain about the priesthood.
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Hicks, a Harvey, Illinois, native, was ordained to the priesthood in May 1994, according to the Diocese of Joliet.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Having come to the priesthood as a refuge from a disreputable, pugilistic past, O’Connor’s Jud holds tightly to his faith in the Catholic institution, even as Josh Brolin’s odious Monsignor Wicks reveals himself to have built a cult of domination and cruelty in his small town.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This structure is rooted in the fact that only men can hold the priesthood, which in the church is the divine authority to act in God’s name.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Hicks, a Harvey, Illinois, native, was ordained to the priesthood in May 1994, according to the Diocese of Joliet.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Having come to the priesthood as a refuge from a disreputable, pugilistic past, O’Connor’s Jud holds tightly to his faith in the Catholic institution, even as Josh Brolin’s odious Monsignor Wicks reveals himself to have built a cult of domination and cruelty in his small town.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This structure is rooted in the fact that only men can hold the priesthood, which in the church is the divine authority to act in God’s name.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the priesthood
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