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
The preacher and producer has been dating his soon-to-be wife for a year.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
Castillo is ecstatic to be marrying the preacher and was taken aback by the proposal.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
The mother is determined to reach a remote preacher-physician (Pullman) in the hope of finding a cure for her daughter’s mysterious illness.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
Castillo is ecstatic to be marrying the preacher and was taken aback by the proposal.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
The mother is determined to reach a remote preacher-physician (Pullman) in the hope of finding a cure for her daughter’s mysterious illness.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preacher
Noun
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Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Francis rose through the ranks as a Jesuit priest in his home country of Argentina.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Following in the footsteps of his older brother Brian, Farrell entered the Legionaries of Christ congregation in 1966 and was ordained a priest in 1978 in Rome.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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If clergymen are defrocked and lawyers are disbarred, then alcoholics are delivered, hairdressers are distressed, and pornographers are deluded.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.—
Federico Perelmuter,
The Dial,
13 Mar. 2025
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Rooted in a rich history dating back to 1808, the church carries an iconic legacy, having welcomed patrons including André Leon Talley, freedom riders such as Samuel DeWitt Proctor, and pastors like Adam Clayton Powell Sr.—
Tiana Randall,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Patriarch and pastor, Solomon Jasper (Harry Lennix) and matriarch/sharp-minded lawyer Claudine (LaTanya Richardson Jackson) worked hard to instill a sense of purpose, faith, and legacy in their two sons, Junior (Glenn Davis) and Naz (Jon Michael Hill).—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Ong, 79, is scheduled to plead guilty next week to charges related to the offences of former transport minister S. Iswaran, who was convicted in October of breaking the law for receiving gifts from the businessman.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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She was born near Pittsburgh, the daughter of a minister.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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Preserving community gems Michael Major is a reverend at Zion Baptist Church in Philadelphia.—
Buffy Gorrilla,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Most of the cards feature gothic-style fonts, limited colors like black and red, and some were even sent by reverends or churches.—
Paul du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preacher. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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