as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the marriage will be performed by our usual preacher
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Recent Examples of preacher
This Oscar-winning documentary follows the fascinating life of Marjoe Gortner, a former child preacher who returned to the practice as a young adult solely for financial purposes.
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Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Jackson had the preachers on his side.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Reverend Jesse Jackson, the civil rights activist and preacher who fought tirelessly for decades and ran for president twice, died Tuesday.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The grandson of a preacher, Talarico is a devout Christian, and his faith is influential on his political career.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Jackson had the preachers on his side.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Reverend Jesse Jackson, the civil rights activist and preacher who fought tirelessly for decades and ran for president twice, died Tuesday.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The grandson of a preacher, Talarico is a devout Christian, and his faith is influential on his political career.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preacher
Noun
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Ultimately, the pharaoh’s prescient spiritual optimism comes in conflict with the all-powerful establishment priests, who kill Akhnaten and Nefertiti.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The fourth priest died after being deemed incompetent to stand trial in 2022.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The pompous clergyman enters the life of the Bennet family, his distant cousins, with the assumption that, given his respectable position and benefactor, Lady Catherine De Bourgh, one of those daughters would be happy to marry him.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Garage owner and keen early automobilist Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan, the son of a rural English clergyman, built his first car, an eponymous prototype, in 1909.—
Jamie Kitman,
Air Mail,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The world has lost a pastor, a champion, a mender of bridges.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Johnson leads the North Hartford Public Safety Coalition and is pastor of Hope Urban Refuge Church.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even as Italy sent defensive weapons to the Persian Gulf, its defense minister said the US-Israel attack on Iran had violated international law.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Qatar's energy minister Saad al-Kaabi told The Financial Times Friday that crude prices could reach $150 a barrel in the coming weeks if oil tankers were unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa thanked the late reverend for his work to end South Africa’s apartheid system.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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De Niro plays a reverend in Los Angeles; Duvall is his homicide-detective brother.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preacher. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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