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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of preachers
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
That group, with a predominately white membership that included prominent politicians and preachers, believed free Blacks could not be integrated into white America.
—Linn Washington, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
Both his grandparents were baptist preachers.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Glo’s Glorious had preachers implementing her lyrics in pulpits.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
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
That group, with a predominately white membership that included prominent politicians and preachers, believed free Blacks could not be integrated into white America.
—Linn Washington, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
Both his grandparents were baptist preachers.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Glo’s Glorious had preachers implementing her lyrics in pulpits.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preachers
Noun
-
Many African Anglican churches refuse to ordain female priests.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
-
During his presidency, the church modified its policy to prohibit transgender people from being baptized, working with children or serving as priests or teachers, per the AP.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
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
-
On Monday, Barbosa welcomed health ministers and delegates from around the Americas to Washington to discuss a number of health issues facing the region, and to set priorities.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
-
Two of Sarkozy’s former ministers, Claude Guéant and Brice Hortefeux, were also convicted of criminal association.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
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
-
The economy is the top challenge for Iran’s ruling clerics, who fear a revival of protests that have erupted since 2017 by lower and middle-income communities angry at growing poverty because of sanctions, mismanagement and state corruption.—
Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Preachers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preachers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share