cleric

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Recent Examples of cleric The Catholic Church is among the most prominent global opponents against euthanasia, and high-ranking clerics across the nation launched a campaign to sway parliamentarians against the bill. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2025 The 86-year-old cleric has named three candidates for his replacement, according to multiple media reports, but the names have not been made public. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025 Iran’s 'Supreme Leader' likely will dictate its response Much, if not all, of Iran’s response will be dictated not by its civilian government but by Khamenei, the Iranian cleric who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. Josh Meyer, USA Today, 23 June 2025 However, abandoning the country would be a shocking betrayal that the devout cleric will unlikely make. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cleric
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Noun
  • Today, the priests are on the road to canonization, and an associate of theirs, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, is one of Bukele’s most outspoken critics.
    Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
  • Bishops must live in poverty and simplicity, generously opening their homes to all and acting as a father figure and brother to his priests, Leo said.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Balmer, who visited him in Baton Rouge while researching a 1998 magazine piece about the disgraced preacher, said Swaggart struggled mightily after his fall from grace.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2025
  • The Pentecostal preacher was caught on camera with a prostitute in New Orleans in 1988, which led to his defrocking by the Assembly of God denomination.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025

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