priest
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clergyperson, cleric, clerical, clerk, deacon, divine, dominie, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher, reverend
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Diocese of Phoenix weighs in The Diocese of Phoenix began publishing lists of priests accused or convicted of abusing children in 2012. — Lauren Castle, azcentral, "2 Catholic orders name 65 priests accused or convicted of abuse; 27 served in Arizona," 15 June 2019 The best, most high-fashion look of the night was actually that of the priests, though, who wore emo-looking black robes inspired by Issey Miyake’s geometric Bao Bao bag. — Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, "Jesus Christ Superstar," 2 Apr. 2018 Just before leaving, he was given a 2-foot-tall crucifix by his parish priest and nuns from St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River, Mass. Shovelton would die soon afterward as a crew member of the bomber involved in the Palomar crash. — J. Harry Jones, latimes.com, "Memorial pays tribute to WW II Navy air crew that died in crash on Palomar Mountain," 26 May 2018 Historian Alison Weir explained that in medieval times, royal newlyweds were put to bed by their wedding guests, toasted, and then blessed by a bishop or priest. — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, "How Do Royals Spend Their Wedding Nights?," 10 May 2018 In the latest wave of violence to hit the middle belt region in recent months, two priests and 17 worshippers were killed Tuesday when armed men attacked a Catholic church during early morning mass in a remote village in Benue state. — Bukola Adebayo And Stephanie Busari, CNN, "Nigerian lawmakers summon President Buhari over church killings," 26 Apr. 2018 Religious superstition and a malleable view of Christianity (which mostly just enabled a continuing terror of any outsiders) reigned, despite the fact that the lower classes of priests were also illiterate, and therefore could not read the Bible. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Notre Dame Is a Cruel Metaphor for Our World Right Now," 25 Apr. 2019 Hundreds of Catholic women priests are quietly leading their own progressive parishes—despite denouncements from the Vatican. — Vogue, "Our Favorite Longreads From 2018," 21 Dec. 2018 Perrault, a one-time pastor at St. Bernadette parish in Albuquerque, is one of many priests sent to New Mexico in the 1960s from around the country for treatment involving pedophilia. — Fox News, "Priest who fled America blamed sex abuse on cancer he didn't have, officials say," 26 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'priest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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