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Recent Examples of pastor
Mark Burns, a Black pastor who has been by Trump’s side for nearly a decade, had unsuccessfully run for Congress twice before.
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Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
One of the biggest embraces from the crowd came during remarks by Frederick Douglass Haynes III, the pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California, has reportedly been hospitalized with pneumonia following years of health complications.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Advertisement Religion, government, and power The ambitious Pentecostal pastor and televangelist Malafaia—considered a kingmaker, is among those religious leaders in Brazil who have amassed wealth and celebrity through their sermons.
—Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
One of the biggest embraces from the crowd came during remarks by Frederick Douglass Haynes III, the pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California, has reportedly been hospitalized with pneumonia following years of health complications.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Advertisement Religion, government, and power The ambitious Pentecostal pastor and televangelist Malafaia—considered a kingmaker, is among those religious leaders in Brazil who have amassed wealth and celebrity through their sermons.
—Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastor
Noun
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Messages left with Sacred Heart Major Seminary and its current rector/president, Very Rev. Stephen Burr, were not returned.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The two were married on June 6 at the Old Chapel at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Pa., by the Rev. Elizabeth Keeler, the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, Va.—
Jenny Block,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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The movie featured Tom Hollander as clergyman Mr. Collins, a cousin of Mr. Bennet’s who is set to inherit the family’s rural estate since the Bennets have no sons.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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The clergyman was from the Maryknoll mission, a Roman Catholic order that had long worked with the Japanese American community and was now assisting with their removal from the West Coast.—
Tracy Slater
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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Norton’s successor as the local vicar of a Cambridgeshire village in the 1950s was Tom Brittney, who was then succeeded by Rishi Nair as Alphy in 2024.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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Seasons one to four of Grantchester featured James Norton (Happy Valley) as vicar Sidney Chambers.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Among the beetle-collecting country parsons of his day, it was often assumed that the world had been created six thousand years ago and that many geological anomalies could be explained by Noah’s Flood.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In an area that used to produce influential Catholic churchmen the way the Dodgers churned out Rookies of the Year, Gomez has amounted to the living equivalent of a hair shirt: a mode of piety that serves no one but the wearer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Martini was a key figure in a group of churchmen who met annually in St. Gallen, Switzerland, to ponder how best to blunt John Paul and Ratzinger’s reactionary thrust.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Age-old traditions endure, like cantu a tenore–traditional shepherds’ songs–recognized on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Their two dogs, German shepherds Meeko and Sona, a father-daughter duo, did not survive the blaze.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Saint Urban, by the way, was a Franco-German bishop deemed the patron of winemakers.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Episcopal Church elected Gene Robinson in 2003 as the first openly gay bishop, leading to lasting tensions with the broader Anglican Communion.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Instead of offering a content buffet, curate support based on individual needs.—
David James,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Start with strategy, nail the fundamentals and curate telemetry.—
Bill Hineline,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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“Pastor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastor. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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