as in aristocracy
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
a gathering of Mafia dons that was in effect a convocation of the nation's priesthood of organized crime
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Recent Examples of priesthood
Historic meeting follows king’s visit George Gross, an expert on theology and the monarchy at King’s College London, said Monday’s meeting was historic, particularly given the Vatican doesn’t recognize the female priesthood.
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Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Listen to the full episode to hear Misti get into the real solutions being researched right now, including ritualistic atomic priesthood, songs, and stories.
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Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
Apostles are all men in accordance with the church's all-male priesthood.
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CBS News,
27 Dec. 2025
Apostles are all men in accordance with the church’s all-male priesthood.
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Hannah Schoenbaum,
Fortune,
27 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Listen to the full episode to hear Misti get into the real solutions being researched right now, including ritualistic atomic priesthood, songs, and stories.
—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
Apostles are all men in accordance with the church's all-male priesthood.
—
CBS News,
27 Dec. 2025
Apostles are all men in accordance with the church’s all-male priesthood.
—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Fortune,
27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priesthood
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At last, Jones also thought, there was a chance to spotlight the dynamic between North Wales‘ working-class community and its aristocracy on the big screen, a corner of Britain’s social history that has long been sidelined.
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Meanwhile, its extensive aristocracy dominated its society and economy.
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For Eala, beating Rybakina and sharing the court with Williams reinforced her place among the game’s elite.
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The rise of the Roman empire across the Mediterranean widened the elite’s horizons for travel but narrowed their personal ambitions, and made romantic love a worthy subject for epic literature.
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The most productive game of his career came in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, with personal bests of 157 yards and two touchdowns on eight receptions.
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.
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But his situation is actually fairly complicated, in part because of how the Hall of Fame elects candidates.
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Lyons had joined Fiserv that January as president and CEO-elect.
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Steinbeck creates a microcosm of American society, where disability, gender, race and class are all represented and shaped by an economic hierarchy.
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The comments sorted themselves into camps, each revealing something interesting about how our society has come to think about motherhood, sacrifice and raising children.
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“Priesthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priesthood. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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