CHAPLAIN Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

chaplain

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Definition of chaplain

as in pastor

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Recent Examples of chaplain According to its tax records, the nonprofit provides chaplain services and educational programming in correctional facilities. — Jack Brook, ABC News, 6 July 2026 In his role as the chaplain to the state Senate, Lazowski also helped lobby for legislation that would require genocide and Holocaust education in Connecticut schools. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 After his escape from slavery in Kentucky, Allensworth joined the Civil War on the Union side, becoming a chaplain and rising to the rank of Colonel. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026 Watkins will play Elaine, who carries the spirit of Promise as the town’s head librarian, postmaster, sheriff, veterinarian, chaplain, and aunt to Asher (Eikenberry). — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chaplain

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The pastor didn’t suggest endorsing candidates, but instead focusing on issues, like advocating for immigration reform, and using religion as a tool for community organizing.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
In 1872, Harvey Johnson came to Baltimore as pastor of Union Baptist Church, located on Druid Hill Avenue.

— Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026

Definition of pastor

Noun

On April 18, King Frederik and Queen Mary's youngest children were confirmed by the royal confessor, Bishop Henrik Wigh-Poulsen, in Fredensborg Castle Church.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
But everything that is said between the confessor and priest is confidential.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026

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There was only one doctor left in the country who could do it, neurosurgeon Volodymyr Smolanka, acting rector of Uzhhorod National University.

— Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The Rectory As the name suggests, The Rectory was originally home to the rector of nearby All Saints’ Church and his 14 children.

— Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

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The couple were married by a female vicar, per the Daily Mail.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Nearly every murder is solved by the end of the episode, but despite the unusual twist of having the village vicar team up with the police, the real action comes from the relationships among the characters.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026

Definition of vicar

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It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.

— Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Among the beetle-collecting country parsons of his day, it was often assumed that the world had been created six thousand years ago and that many geological anomalies could be explained by Noah’s Flood.

— Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025

Definition of parson

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Background After the Hawaiian Islands were charted in the late 18th century, American and European merchants, missionaries, and settlers began arriving there in earnest in the 1800s.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
More than a century ago, French Catholic missionaries introduced winemaking to northern Yunnan, producing vines for sacramental wine and leaving behind a legacy that blends European techniques with local Tibetan culture.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of missionary

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Man of books and learning Several of the videos show Athanasius of Alexandria, a fourth-century bishop and theologian traditionally considered one of the church fathers.

— Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Juan José Gerardi Conedera (born December 27, 1922, Guatemala City, Guatemala—killed April 26, 1998, Guatemala City) was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop and human rights activist.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Definition of bishop

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In 1976, the residence was redesigned as a retirement home for church missioners.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.

— Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 June 2022

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