as in clergy
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church
a nation in which the first estate had long held a privileged position
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Borges’ and Rengel’s arrests inspired a group of Dallas clergy to gather outside the city’s immigration facility to pray for them, said Mara Richards Bim, one of the group’s leaders.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025 -
In this world, her father was a member of the clergy, two of her brothers were in the navy, members of her extended family circle lived in the West Indies, one of whom (her brother Charles’s godfather) owned a plantation there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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According to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara, the shooter approached the outside of the church building in the morning and fired inside toward the children sitting in pews.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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While polls had shown religious youth plummeting nearly 20% from 2007 to 2024, by 2025, Gen-Z church attendance was ticking back up.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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“First estate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20estate. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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