as in preacher
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
searched for a priest who could perform an exorcism
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Recent Examples of priest
Ordained an Episcopal priest in 1974, Brooks was determined to make a difference.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The diocese released a list of 63 clergy and lay people accused in 2021, including ordained priests as early as 1906.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
An Orthodox priest in Bucha named Andriy welcomed us to his church, which was bombed by Russia and sits on a mass burial site filled with the bodies of innocent civilians slaughtered by the Russians who occupied the city for a month in 2022.
—Laura Thornton, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
The show observes a chilly island community that experiences inexplicable miracles upon the arrival of their mysterious yet charismatic new priest (Hamish Linklater).
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 June 2025
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The diocese released a list of 63 clergy and lay people accused in 2021, including ordained priests as early as 1906.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
An Orthodox priest in Bucha named Andriy welcomed us to his church, which was bombed by Russia and sits on a mass burial site filled with the bodies of innocent civilians slaughtered by the Russians who occupied the city for a month in 2022.
—Laura Thornton, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
The show observes a chilly island community that experiences inexplicable miracles upon the arrival of their mysterious yet charismatic new priest (Hamish Linklater).
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priest
Noun
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The dynamic and popular preacher discomfited many in his parish with his increasingly pointed critiques of inequities and corruption in the city.—
Time,
Time,
22 July 2025
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The Atlanta preacher was visiting the city to march alongside striking workers.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
22 July 2025
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Iran has employed Al-Mustafa academic and cultural centers in over 30 African countries to train clerics and religious leaders.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
27 July 2025
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By the 2000s, with the rise of a new cadre of clerics into the ranks of leadership, the existence of Jewish Iranians inside the country became an important symbol, especially in contrast with the absence of Jewish life in other Muslim countries in the region.—
Roya Hakakian,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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Images on social media showed clergymen in black robes who had rushed to the scene jostling with police as members of the NSS stood by.—
Avet Demourian,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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According to his Instagram profile, Taylor is a seminary student at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, a clergyman, and an Air Force veteran.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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And with that, a one-time refugee officially became San Diego County’s newest bishop and the first Vietnamese American to lead a diocese in the United States.—
Blake Nelson,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
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Other examples of similar rebukes have come from Catholic figures such as Reverend Michael Pham, bishop of San Diego, California, who joined several of his colleagues in calling for priests, deacons and parish leaders to accompany migrants to court and stand in solidarity with them.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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At least 11 people have been arrested since video of the incident recently went viral on social media, Balochistan’s chief minister Safraz Bugti said.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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The tumult comes days ahead of the finance minister’s mid-year budget review on July 24 — a key moment for the new government that came to office in January, to present its vision for economic growth.—
Nana Oye Ankrah,
semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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In addition to his leadership and donations to Vanderbilt, Wills' other philanthropic ventures included serving as president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Nashville, president of the Tennessee Historical Society and a deacon and elder at The Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The church may very well have served as a hiding place in the Underground Railroad, given that March Haynes, a deacon of the church, was a known member of the network.—
Brienne Walsh,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California, has reportedly been hospitalized with pneumonia following years of health complications.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Advertisement Religion, government, and power The ambitious Pentecostal pastor and televangelist Malafaia—considered a kingmaker, is among those religious leaders in Brazil who have amassed wealth and celebrity through their sermons.—
Emi Eleode,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Jimmy Swaggart, the reverend who rose to prominence during the golden age of televangelism in the 1980s before a prostitution scandal rocked his evangelical empire, has died.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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What To Know The reverend had been in critical condition since suffering a heart attack at his home in Baton Rouge on June 14.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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“Priest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priest. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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