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
Dollison was a regular contributor to the Church of Christ publication The Living Message, which credited him as being a major inspiration for many influential Arkansas Church of Christ preachers.
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Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026
The performances had the energy and verve of a Pentecostal revival, with James playing the role of charismatic preacher.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Pfeiffer is sensational, her Shyanne is a tough survivor and former Hooters server who’s preparing to wed a kind and rather bland preacher (Greg Kinnear).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Roadside Attractions is releasing the film, which follows the unlikely friendship between Ben Franklin and the preacher George Whitefield.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026
The performances had the energy and verve of a Pentecostal revival, with James playing the role of charismatic preacher.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Pfeiffer is sensational, her Shyanne is a tough survivor and former Hooters server who’s preparing to wed a kind and rather bland preacher (Greg Kinnear).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Roadside Attractions is releasing the film, which follows the unlikely friendship between Ben Franklin and the preacher George Whitefield.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preacher
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Paradise Metal—the debut of Father Dionysios Tabakis, a 53-year-old priest in Nafplio, a small Greek city off the Argolic Gulf—is actually a series of epiphanies, an ostensible curiosity that functions as an object lesson about expectations.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
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At one point, his condition seemed so dire that a priest was called to provide Giuliani his last rites, a Catholic sacrament often administered to the dying.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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McColumn is a retired Brigadier General and clergyman from Warner Robins, Georgia.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The clergyman warns that failure to do so would jeopardize the future of Iran as well as the stability of the entire Middle East, unleashing an even more volatile and repressive regime in the war’s wake.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Lutheran pastor spoke against plutonium pit production, citing active pits in Texas and the rising cost of living.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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What started as one pastor's idea has now grown into a ministry connecting hundreds of women across the metro.—
Kaley Fedko,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The Malian defense minister was among those killed in the initial attacks after a suicide truck bomber targeted his home near the capitol Bamako.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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Government ministers have insisted that now is not the moment for a change at the top.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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The reverend in charge of the largest cathedral in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh has resigned after being arrested and accused of stealing more than $1,000 worth of baseball trading cards.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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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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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preacher. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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