as in priests
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
as the leading ecclesiastic for his church in the state, the bishop must be beyond reproach in everything he does
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Noun
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Just books and plays, and an asceticism associated with the priests Jim would often play.—
Carl Kurlander,
Deadline,
13 June 2026 -
His center has specialized in offering spiritual healing for priests troubled by various difficulties.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Revivalist preachers followed them.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Comprising more than 300 folktales and legends from northern Norway, including many from the coastal Sámi and the Skolt Sámi of eastern Finland, this anthology shares narratives told by fishers, farmers, reindeer herders, lay preachers and teachers.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Funeral ceremonies are expected to begin in Tehran and move to Qom, a stronghold of many senior Shiite clerics, then to Mashhad, Khamenei's birthplace.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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The procession will move to Qom, a stronghold of many senior Shiite clerics, and then to Mashhad, Khamenei’s birthplace.—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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“Ecclesiastics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecclesiastics. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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