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Recent Examples of priestly Francis has long made ministry to prisoners a hallmark of his priestly vocation, and a Holy Year dedicated to a message of hope is no exception. Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 One thing to consider, however, is that Leviticus is devoted to priestly concerns. Jacob F. Love, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025 The southern tradition is rooted partly in a century-old revolt against the privileges granted to Brahmans, the priestly caste that sits at the top of Hinduism’s ancient social hierarchy. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025 Francis has long made prison ministry an important part of his priestly vocation and has made several visits to Rebibbia since becoming pope in 2013 while also including prison visits in many of his foreign trips. Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for priestly
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Adjective
  • But a final decision to proceed and commit to the mission will not be made before the space agency's ministerial meeting in November.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
  • Today, Dassault hopes to cash in its experience chips for VORTEX, which has received €30 million (US$35 million) from the French Ministry of Armed Forces, with hopes for more support from ESA later this year after the agency's ministerial meeting in November.
    David Szondy June 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • The story of baseball is fundamentally nostalgic, connecting us to childhood and to the country’s pastoral beginnings.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Back in England, the Cotswolds offer a slicker version of pastoral escape.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Brennan said the decision to end McHugh’s ministry was based on the recommendation of the independent Diocesan Review Board, a panel of church lay people and a priest who review allegations of clerical abuse and misconduct.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
  • Is this the start of the collapse of Iran's clerical regime?
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 June 2025

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“Priestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priestly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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