as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the marriage will be performed by our usual preacher
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Recent Examples of preacher
Outside, the glasses also accurately recognized and translated a Spanish-language sermon a street preacher was reciting through a speaker system across the street.
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PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Word had already spread through the halls back at Worth County High in Georgia, where Williams now coaches; before his nine-hour operation, an 82-year-old preacher who worked on the custodial staff at Worth County came into his hospital room and prayed.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Born Michael Eugene Archer in Richmond, Virginia, D’Angelo was the son of a Pentecostal preacher, according to a profile published in VIBE.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Miner preachers and independent churches were central to the organization of miners in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, too, during another period of violence between mine operators and miners over conditions, wages and unionization.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Word had already spread through the halls back at Worth County High in Georgia, where Williams now coaches; before his nine-hour operation, an 82-year-old preacher who worked on the custodial staff at Worth County came into his hospital room and prayed.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Born Michael Eugene Archer in Richmond, Virginia, D’Angelo was the son of a Pentecostal preacher, according to a profile published in VIBE.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Miner preachers and independent churches were central to the organization of miners in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, too, during another period of violence between mine operators and miners over conditions, wages and unionization.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preacher
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The man, named as 69-year-old Morimasa Hibino by the Japanese embassy, was spotted in the ditch next to the monument about seven meters (23 feet) below the street level by a priest who alerted authorities.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The paranormal investigators claim to have been summoned by a priest named Father Cooke when two young women — Donna and Angie — wanted to perform an exorcism to get rid of the spirit of a dead 7-year-old girl named Annabelle Higgins, who had inhabited their doll.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, cousin Edmund, an aspiring clergyman, falls under the charms of Mary Crawford, written by Austen as a charming but immoral woman.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Blanc seeks to interview alongside another clergyman (O'Connor, 35).—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Another friend was an evangelical pastor who grew up in the Jim Crow South believing that Black people were subhuman.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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As tensions boiled, clashes broke out and federal agents used pepper balls and tear gas, hitting journalists, a pastor and officers with the Chicago Police Department, according to reports and a lawsuit.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The son of a Wesleyan minister, Maunder had attended King’s College London, a working-class alternative to Oxford and Cambridge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The minister highlighted that non-oil sectors now account for 56% of the national GDP, up from 40% at the program’s inception.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Chamberlain, the reverend from the South Side of Chicago, tells TIME many of her colleagues in different congregations have been providing physical refuge every day for members of the migrant community who fear prosecution from ICE.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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With the last night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve falling on the same day this year – something that rarely happens – the reverend and rabbi choose to offer a joint service for their congregations.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preacher. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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