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
Police officer Hugo Crussí discovers that behind the voice is a young preacher named Jonás Flores, who goes on to become a popular spiritual leader.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
This is when his congregation breaks into fits of laughter, but not just from jokes the preacher tells.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
At this point, Malcolm was no longer an up-and-coming preacher.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
But this competition does not have Suzie, Marty, or Pam, the preacher’s wife.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
This is when his congregation breaks into fits of laughter, but not just from jokes the preacher tells.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
At this point, Malcolm was no longer an up-and-coming preacher.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
But this competition does not have Suzie, Marty, or Pam, the preacher’s wife.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for preacher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preacher
Noun
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His remarks come after reports that priests and pastoral workers have been unable to bring communion to those detained.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Wolfgang Rothe — a priest and scholar of canon law — says this charge is often pitted at critics within the church.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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So Harald Schiffl now speaks on the clergyman's behalf.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hopkins' performance is wide-ranging, swinging the pendulum from an eccentric clergyman to a man overcome by darkness.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bovino was spotted at 26th and Pulaski by DeMateo, the pastor, in the Little Village neighborhood where DHS and the Border Patrol chief originally claimed he was hit in the head with a rock by a protester.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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In Detroit, then Mariners' Church pastor Richard Ingalls got news of the wreck from Bob Lee, then curator at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle, according to Ingalls’ daughter, Bette Wisniowiecki.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Former defense minister Kim is also on trial on charges related to the martial law declaration.—
Reuters 2 hr ago,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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The conference is being led by COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago, Brazil’s vice minister for climate, energy and environment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Chamberlain, the reverend from the South Side of Chicago, tells TIME many of her colleagues in different congregations have been providing physical refuge every day for members of the migrant community who fear prosecution from ICE.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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With the last night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve falling on the same day this year – something that rarely happens – the reverend and rabbi choose to offer a joint service for their congregations.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preacher. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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