as in preacher
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
searched for a priest who could perform an exorcism
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Recent Examples of priest
The victim was a priest and her erstwhile lover, John Forde, who was stabbed to death in the streets of Cheapside on May 3, 1337.
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ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Forde was a priest living in London when he was murdered on a busy street.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2025
The older priest is resolute, determined to once more do battle with the Devil.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
On Friday, May 3, 1337, Anglican priest John Forde began a walk along downtown London’s Cheapside street after vespers (evening prayers) shortly before sunset.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Forde was a priest living in London when he was murdered on a busy street.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2025
The older priest is resolute, determined to once more do battle with the Devil.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
On Friday, May 3, 1337, Anglican priest John Forde began a walk along downtown London’s Cheapside street after vespers (evening prayers) shortly before sunset.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priest
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These were often portraits of people at work—jockeys, preachers, movie stars—that showcase the indiscriminate pleasure Crews took in shoptalk.—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Fight Night became a way to explore the soul of that shift — through hustlers and preachers, cops and kingpins, veterans and dreamers.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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However, abandoning the country would be a shocking betrayal that the devout cleric will unlikely make.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2025
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Iran’s 'Supreme Leader' likely will dictate its response Much, if not all, of Iran’s response will be dictated not by its civilian government but by Khamenei, the Iranian cleric who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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Descended from a long line of clergymen, he was apprenticed to a bookseller at fifteen, which seems to have decided his professional fate.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The daughter of an Anglican clergyman, Emily lived almost all of her life in Haworth, a remote village in the southern Pennines, hundreds of miles from literary London.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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Leo spent 20 years as a missionary priest and bishop in Peru, and working side by side with Pope Francis, helped suppress the group.—
Amalia Huot-Marchand,
The Hill,
21 June 2025
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Columban monasteries remained free of the control of local bishops and were instead directly subordinate to the pope.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Fresh capability targets were agreed by defense ministers at the start of June.—
Ellie Cook —reporting from The Hague,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Moyers was White House press secretary in the administration of President Johnson from 1965-67, and as such was allegedly involved in the bullying of journalists over their coverage of Vietnam, according to Morley Safer, before breaking with Johnson; Moyers was also an ordained Baptist minister.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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As a Lutheran deacon, Ross Murray, who’s the vice president of education and training at the GLAAD Media Institute, spends a lot of time working with LGBTQ+ teenagers.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2025
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On April 30, the Toms River Township Council placed an ordinance on its agenda to condemn the church's 10-acre site, which includes the parish house, auditorium, school, sanctuary and deacon’s residence, under its eminent domain power.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2025
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Randy Adams is a pastor at Church on the Rock, a Protestant church about an hour from Kentucky’s capital, Frankfort.—
Lisa Fletcher,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2025
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But some were accompanied by a pastor, volunteer or family member.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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The Silver family also includes Jonah’s mother, district attorney Mae Silver (Gloria Reuben); his grandfather, reverend Edwin Peters (Ernie Hudson); his sister, detective Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green); and his stepsister, Sarah (Maggie Lawson).—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
11 June 2025
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His deep, resonant bass voice reaches its full potential in the reverend’s moving and emotional final oration.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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“Priest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priest. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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