chaplains

Definition of chaplainsnext
plural of chaplain

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Noun
  • By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.
    Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By the mid-sixties and seventies, Unification missionaries were flooding Japan.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Before that, there were Picts, Celts, and early Christian missionaries (it is thought that the great Irish warrior-saint Columba may have visited Eilean Shona).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, the university gave deans of schools and colleges the opportunity to request exemptions for non-core curriculum courses.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The university says students will have the option to attend some classes virtually, depending on their courses, and guidance on that will come from their deans' offices.
    Ubah Ali, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Chaplains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaplains. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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