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padre

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Definition of padre

as in priest

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Recent Examples of padre Game 84: Indians (44-39) vs. Padres (38-44) First pitch: 7:10 p.m. — Joe Noga, cleveland.com, 6 July 2017 KEY WEST: Padres (1969); Sun Caps (1971), Conchs (1952, 1972-74), Cubs (1975). — George Richards, miamiherald, 5 July 2017 Padres outfielder Franchy Cordero, 29.6 feet per second 5. — Rustin Dodd and Pete Grathoff, kansascity.com, 27 June 2017 Padres outfielder Franchy Cordero, 29.6 feet per second 5. — Rustin Dodd and Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 27 June 2017 See All Example Sentences for padre

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On July 2, the Vatican decreed the excommunication of the SSPX’s bishops and priests, one day after the group consecrated four new bishops in Switzerland without the pope’s consent.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
Part of the Theban Necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Sheikh Abd El-Qurna cemetery is known for its concentration of tombs of priests and high-ranking officials from Egypt’s New Kingdom (1570–1069 BCE).

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

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Meanwhile, churchmen claimed the authority to restrain violence, encouraged just wars and threatened violent behaviors with spiritual sanctions.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Not all birth rituals depended on the intercession of a saint or the authority of a churchman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026

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However, a reverend in Zambia — Billiance Chondwe — says he's noticed a change.

— Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 18 June 2026
Spirtual foundation Astara, where Guidera reportedly served as a reverend, paid tribute to the late actor in an emotional social media post over the weekend.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 9 June 2026

Definition of reverend

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The dynamic duo of Jonda Valentine, an artist and daughter of a Pentecostal preacher, and her longtime friend Christa Suppan, who started as a bartender when Lipstick first opened, share co-ownership of the two bars.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026
The street preacher asks if someone could be cited if a transgender person is offended if they are misgendered by another person.

— Emily Holshouser July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

Definition of preacher

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Among the residential buildings were the home of a deacon named Tisous and another that researchers think may have originally been a house church before the construction of the basilica.

— Anne Doran for ARTnews, Robb Report, 7 July 2026
Among the residential buildings were the home of a deacon named Tisous and another that researchers think may have originally been a house church before the construction of the basilica.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026

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Top officials appear as the crowd size swells Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, a 97-year-old Shiite cleric, led the prayers at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla mosque for the late Khamenei and family members killed in the strike.

— Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, a 97-year-old Shiite cleric, led the prayers at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla for the late Khamenei his family members killed in the strike.

— Nasser Karimi, Fortune, 5 July 2026

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