PREACHERS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

preachers

noun

plural of preacher

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 Until then, smuggling weed had been a grand adventure, an escape from a society that had just thrown Prager’s generation into a meat grinder in Vietnam, a repudiation of the crooked politicians and backward preachers and greedy capitalists who were running the world. —

Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026 This type of apocalyptic thought has roots in the 19th century, when many American preachers turned toward more literal readings of the Bible. —

Shalom Goldman, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026 Some religious tracts and pamphlets had been sent by radio preachers after Mama or Daddy had mailed them a dollar. —

Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026 Politicians sat next to preachers, who sat near family members and world leaders, and when the service ended, after four hours, a hearse sat outside, waiting. —

Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026 His large band, squeezed onto a stage scarcely longer than two kayaks laid end to end, is composed almost entirely of Haitian preachers’ kids raised in the country’s gospel tradition. —

Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026 In exchange for the preachers' supplying troops to stage boycotts, the businessmen would give the churches money. —

Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 Through the program, Houston learned about history, especially African American history, and met preachers and evangelists in the community. —

Kamal Morgan february 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026 Marcos briefly suspended habeas corpus and blamed his sclerotic economy on the agitations of leftist rebels, students, journalists, and preachers. —

Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

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Chief among his many complaints was the Catholic Church’s sale of indulgences, which had become not only widespread but even mandatory for many priests, in order to generate funds to pay for the construction of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
This is a historic moment because the Church of England has only allowed women to become priests since 1994 and bishops since 2014.

— Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026