Definition of priesthood
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an ancient civilization that was ruled by a priesthood
What is the influence of the priesthood in today's society?
Recent Examples of priesthood from the Web
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It’s hard to maintain any preconceived notions about the priesthood after Father Jeff Poirot starts talking about his beer.
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Three years later he was ordained to priesthood at Augustinian College.
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And what if the Roman Catholic Church were to do away with the all-male, celibate priesthood?
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Bishop Newman began six decades in the priesthood as an assistant pastor at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church near Patterson Park.
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In November, Francis paid a visit to seven families with men who had left the priesthood to marry and have children.
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Originally from New York, Mannetta first came to Guam in 1980 as a seminarian and was ordained into the priesthood at the Archdiocese of Agana in May 1983, according to Pacific Daily News files.
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Rather than go into the family profession of firefighting, he was drawn to the priesthood instead, Callais said.
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Casey lived at St. Francis Assisi Monastery in Milwaukee, where he was ordained into the priesthood in 1904.
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First Known Use of priesthood
before 12th century
PRIESTHOOD Defined for English Language Learners
priesthood
playDefinition of priesthood for English Language Learners
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the priesthood : the job of being a priest
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: a group of priests in a particular religion
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