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In 2014, a disturbed man entered the synagogue and stabbed a rabbinical student, wounding him, before being shot dead by police.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026 -
But the congregation has grown familiar with the concept through Fink’s first wife, who was a rabbi, as well as local female rabbinical students.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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The overall result is a series of spaces that explore themes rooted in ecclesiastical pageantry, and the power that’s conveyed through the clothing and visual arts of a monarch or empire.—
Laurie Brookins,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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In The Corner That Held Them, rarely does desire raise its head as the nuns busy themselves with dishonest bishops, honest con men, collapsing spires, inconclusive visions, ecclesiastical intrigues, catty infighting, attempts at levitation, and the plague.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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It was built around 1520, and the architectural style of the turrets means that each room feels really special—including a monastic bedroom with a soaring curved ceiling.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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While each group or person had their own way of fasting — some fast only during the day, have one meal after dark, avoid meat and/or candy or abstain from food altogether — drinking beer was generally permitted under monastic fasting rules.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Waugh was based for many years in a grand house in nearby Combe Florey and adapted this local ecclesiastic landmark for fictional purposes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Feb. 2026
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Think of it like an ecclesiastic LinkedIn.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When legislation is framed as fulfilling a divine mandate, the state risks becoming an instrument of a particular faith rather than a neutral guarantor of liberty.—
Brielle Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2026
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Whether male, female, or divine, these bodies convey force, belief, and energy.—
Li Qi,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Khamenei was both Hezbollah’s political ally and its paramount spiritual guide; the group followed his religious rulings and used his authority to legitimize violent acts.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Previous laws allowed minority groups to follow their religious practices and teach their languages, albeit under careful state control.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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One was that literary journalism anthology the mendicant had flipped through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
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The first mendicant orders, like the Franciscans and Dominicans, received papal approval in the early 13th century.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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But degraded conventual forces could drive Putin to other means of exerting force.—
Matt Seyler,
ABC News,
10 May 2022
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The Rev. Brad Heckathorne, a Conventual Franciscan friar, performed the ceremony at the chapel at Duke University.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2017
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“Caliphal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliphal. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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