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
Others featured a character explaining being bribed with a slideshow and a woman finding the priest’s side of a confession booth occupied by a pigeon.
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Kambole Campbell, Variety, 14 June 2025
But the wayward priest may have then betrayed Fitzpayne to his religious superiors.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Madigan drew letters from a group of religious leaders, including the ubiquitous Rev. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Catholic Church and Father Kenneth Velo, a priest at Old St. Patrick’s Church who also weighed in on behalf of Burke.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Nevertheless, the walking dead break in anyway and the boy runs for his life, hiding out in a church where his father is the priest.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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Kambole Campbell, Variety, 14 June 2025
But the wayward priest may have then betrayed Fitzpayne to his religious superiors.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Madigan drew letters from a group of religious leaders, including the ubiquitous Rev. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Catholic Church and Father Kenneth Velo, a priest at Old St. Patrick’s Church who also weighed in on behalf of Burke.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Nevertheless, the walking dead break in anyway and the boy runs for his life, hiding out in a church where his father is the priest.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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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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The preacher's son said his father has been in the ICU and never regained consciousness.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
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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His intelligence sources ranged from an anonymous stable boy to the minister Samuel Mather, son of the Puritan clergyman Cotton Mather and a brother-in-law of Massachusetts’ royal governor, Thomas Hutchinson.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
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And there’s one collared clergyman hoisted onto someone’s shoulders.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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The diocese was dominated by clerics who were members of Opus Dei, a very conservative sect of Catholicism, and Prevost, who had to become a Peruvian citizen to become a bishop, was charged with moving it back to the middle.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Among the overnight options in Trinity is Bishop White Manor, an 1830’s manse that was once home to Newfoundland’s Anglican bishop.—
JOE YOGERST,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Japan's former farm minister Taku Eto stepped down in May, following public outrage over his comments on getting free rice from supporters.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
26 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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Equality for women Like his predecessor, Leo opposes the idea of ordaining female deacons.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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But, also like Pope Francis, the Illinois native opposes ordaining women as deacons, for instance, so on that point he's seen as conservative on church doctrine.—
Chris Livesay,
CBS News,
7 May 2025
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The fan is just one of many sent to the church in recent days after its pastor, Village Trustee Randall White, publicized the plight of residents trying to survive nearly 100-degree temperatures without the benefit of working air conditioners.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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There is a new pastor in the pulpit now, and Doug is grateful for that.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
25 June 2025
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After Texas lawmakers recently approved legislation requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments in their classrooms starting on Sept. 1, a group of reverends has filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas in an effort to stop it.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2025
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When Anne was just three months old, Patrick was appointed the reverend of a nearby church, and the family moved to the Haworth parsonage.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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“Priest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priest. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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