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Recent Examples of clergyperson What makes the family tradition sustainable in central Massachusetts, where the Vallelis now live, is a pastor-sharing arrangement between two congregations that couldn’t afford a full-time clergyperson on their own. G. Jeffrey MacDonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clergyperson
Noun
  • In the previous episode, Mandy confessed to her priest and had guilty nightmares about her tricky predicament.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • At age 27, Leo was chosen to study in Rome, according to the Vatican, where he was ordained a priest.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Until his death in Pennsylvania last year, Gülen, a Turkish Muslim preacher who was accused of plotting a coup against President Recep Tayyip in 2016, was wanted as a terrorist leader in Turkey and Pakistan.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 14 May 2025
  • David Aries aligns with David, a preacher and the leader of a group of cannibalistic survivors.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The technique seen in the clergyman also hasn’t been reported in scientific literature before, Nerlich added.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
  • The clergymen’s colors signaled their rank, and a seating chart could reveal which dignitary or humble believer sat where.
    Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • According to Deadline Hollywood, which first reported the news, Hudson will portray Reverend Peters, a Baptist pastor at the head of a prominent Boston law enforcement dynasty that includes his daughter, District Attorney Mae Silver, and his granddaughter, Det.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 May 2025
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, a Catholic parish in Logan Heights that has served immigrant peoples for its 100-year existence, where I am humbled to serve as its pastor, has entered as one of five plaintiffs in a suit against the federal government’s immigration agencies.
    Scott Santarosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025

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“Clergyperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clergyperson. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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