PRIESTHOOD Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

priesthood

noun

ˈprēst-ˌhu̇d

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 Ordained to the Catholic priesthood in June, Jimenez was watching as parishioners acted out the Nativity scene during a posada, a Latin American tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem in search of shelter. —

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025 In a faith where men hold all priesthood authority, reality TV has become an unexpected loophole for female dissent. —

H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 Rather than the writer pontificating about how Pfleger needs to retire from active priesthood, how about a better use of his time by advocating the notion that pedophile priests should be retired to jail. —

Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 Black men also were banned from ordained priesthood. —

Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for priesthood

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According to Deirdre Clemente, a fashion and culture historian, the emergence of the suit as the standard for men in the 18th and 19th centuries was itself a rebellion against the ornate, flashy and colorful clothing associated with aristocracy.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Film clips play silently in windows throughout the room, and even without words guests can sense the tension between old aristocracy and the rising influence of the merchant class.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026