as in priests
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 preachers
While preachers preached, D’Angelo learned ministry from the choir stand, leading the flock to epiphany one measure at a time.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Miner preachers and independent churches were central to the organization of miners in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, too, during another period of violence between mine operators and miners over conditions, wages and unionization.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Martinez hosted a sermon series with seven different preachers to talk to the congregation about what generosity meant to them, and the fundraiser was included in church announcements and weekly newsletter updates.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Wesley is the eighth pastor in the church's more than 200-year history, and represents the fifth generation of Baptist preachers, according to information on the Alfred Street Baptist Church website.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
One recent Sunday evening, about 200 filled a Cincinnati church where preachers from several faith backgrounds urged them to demand his freedom.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement had detained 11 preachers that were approaching shoppers at a local mall.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
Black leaders and preachers, like those involved in the Black Lives Matter movement, Stacey Abrams and myself, continue the fight for racial equality, using strategies that blend nonviolent resistance with digital platforms to achieve a broader reach.
—Kevin A. Slayton Sr, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Both his grandparents were baptist preachers.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Miner preachers and independent churches were central to the organization of miners in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, too, during another period of violence between mine operators and miners over conditions, wages and unionization.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Martinez hosted a sermon series with seven different preachers to talk to the congregation about what generosity meant to them, and the fundraiser was included in church announcements and weekly newsletter updates.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Wesley is the eighth pastor in the church's more than 200-year history, and represents the fifth generation of Baptist preachers, according to information on the Alfred Street Baptist Church website.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
One recent Sunday evening, about 200 filled a Cincinnati church where preachers from several faith backgrounds urged them to demand his freedom.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement had detained 11 preachers that were approaching shoppers at a local mall.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
Black leaders and preachers, like those involved in the Black Lives Matter movement, Stacey Abrams and myself, continue the fight for racial equality, using strategies that blend nonviolent resistance with digital platforms to achieve a broader reach.
—Kevin A. Slayton Sr, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Both his grandparents were baptist preachers.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preachers
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The teachings of the two traditions align on many major issues, but the Catholic Church does not ordain women and generally does not allow priests to marry.—
Joshua McElwee,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The state visit concluded with King Charles attending a reception at the Pontifical Beda College, a seminary which trains priests from across the Commonwealth.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Putin’s cabinet ministers now encourage young women to forgo higher education and have babies—as many of them as possible.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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That also applies to the current de facto annexation being carried out by radical settlers and extremist ministers in Netanyahu’s cabinet.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Analysts point to how the restrictions have held, despite high-level pushback by other prominent clerics, and multiple attempts on the ground to sidestep the rules.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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That exquisitely rare skill — the ability to arrange a handful of ordinary notes in a way that makes time stop and pulses quicken — unites long-anonymous troubadours, symphonists, Broadway entertainers, earnest singer-songwriters, griots, and ancient clerics.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Preachers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preachers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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