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Recent Examples of archpriest
As evening fell over the square on Monday, hundreds of people gathered in front of Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the archpriest of the nominal basilica, who led a rosary prayer.
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
The archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) said that High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) strikes on Russia by Ukraine are God's punishment for abortions, according to the Moscow Times.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
An archpriest, ordained for over 10 years, Bock, 66, shared with The Arizona Republic some of the traditions and customs Eastern Orthodox Christians adhere to during their Lenten and Holy Week.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
On this cloudless afternoon, beneath a gossamer canopy of pine trees, archpriest Bogdan Dumindiak has finished a graveside service for a grandmother killed in the apartment attack.
—Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023
Before the general populace were allowed into the basilica, prayers were recited and the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, sprinkled holy water over the body.
—Fox News, 3 Jan. 2023
Before the rank-and-file faithful were allowed into the basilica, prayers were recited and the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, sprinkled holy water over the body, and a small cloud of incense was released near the bier.
—Time, 2 Jan. 2023
Don Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, was the archpriest of Casnigo, a town in northern Italy about 50 miles northeast of Milan.
—Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020
Law moved to Italy to serve as archpriest of the Papal Liberian Basilica of St. Mary Major after he was forced to resign in 2002 as archbishop of Boston.
—Laura Smith-Spark and Delia Gallagher, CNN, 21 Dec. 2017
Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
The archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) said that High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) strikes on Russia by Ukraine are God's punishment for abortions, according to the Moscow Times.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
An archpriest, ordained for over 10 years, Bock, 66, shared with The Arizona Republic some of the traditions and customs Eastern Orthodox Christians adhere to during their Lenten and Holy Week.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
On this cloudless afternoon, beneath a gossamer canopy of pine trees, archpriest Bogdan Dumindiak has finished a graveside service for a grandmother killed in the apartment attack.
—Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023
Before the general populace were allowed into the basilica, prayers were recited and the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, sprinkled holy water over the body.
—Fox News, 3 Jan. 2023
Before the rank-and-file faithful were allowed into the basilica, prayers were recited and the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, sprinkled holy water over the body, and a small cloud of incense was released near the bier.
—Time, 2 Jan. 2023
Don Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, was the archpriest of Casnigo, a town in northern Italy about 50 miles northeast of Milan.
—Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020
Law moved to Italy to serve as archpriest of the Papal Liberian Basilica of St. Mary Major after he was forced to resign in 2002 as archbishop of Boston.
—Laura Smith-Spark and Delia Gallagher, CNN, 21 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archpriest
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Some of these coins feature a bishop holding a crozier in his right hand, as noted in the press release.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Leo will also speak up, when necessary, particularly on the treatment of immigrants, an issue close to his heart from his time as a bishop in Peru.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The first archbishop was appointed in 597 AD, but the role took on extra significance when Henry VIII broke with Rome in 1534.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Once the coffin was brought into the chapel with an honor guard, the archbishop blessed their remains, and each pallbearer was given a box to carry to the burial vault for interment.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Local spats could now feed into a mass movement that spread far beyond individual disputes between a peasant and a particularly nasty abbot or lord.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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By the 1930s the newly emerging field of genetics was growing in popularity, based primarily on the studies of the Austrian biologist and Catholic abbot Gregor Mendel.—
D. Scott Schmid,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Among them is Su Jionglong, deputy dean of the School of AI and Advanced Computing at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, who studies how the technology can help reduce discrimination, provide emotional support, and enable faster medical diagnoses.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Aleksandar Tomic, an economist and associate dean for strategy, innovation, and technology at Boston College, said prediction markets like Polymarket have existed before.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Two weeks later 133 cardinal electors shuttered themselves inside Vatican City’s Sistine Chapel to select the next pope.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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All saints get their own day of celebration and remembrance, and this year marks the first one for Acutis, who was canonized by Pope Leo XIV earlier this year — the first such ceremony to be performed by the new pope.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Debates and complaints between prelates have historically been handled behind the scenes in hopes of maintaining an image of cohesion despite obviously divergent mindsets.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Reverend Leah Daughtry is national presiding prelate of The House of the Lord Churches, co-convenor of Power Rising, author, and political strategist, having served as chief of staff of the DNC, CEO of the 2008 and 2016 Democratic Conventions, and an at-large member of the DNC.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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As for the rector’s other housemates – a pair of scene-stealing dachshunds – Lewis is happily resigned to being upstaged.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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More than two dozen UVA Health leaders signed a letter to the university's rector and interim president, asking them to give Rosner the permanent position, the organization said in a news release.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Archpriest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archpriest. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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