as in preachers
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 priests
His remarks come after reports that priests and pastoral workers have been unable to bring communion to those detained.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Often affiliated with the state and temples, these people were typically royalty, high-level bureaucrats and priests.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Since early summer, pastors, ministers, imams, rabbis and priests have stood between police and protesters in Los Angeles.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
His expedition was equipped with seventeen ships and 1,500 male settlers, including priests.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Later in the day, the King is expected to attend a reception at the Pontifical Beda College, a seminary which trains priests from across the Commonwealth.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Delbarton publicly acknowledged in 2018 that at least 30 men had come forward with allegations that, over three decades, 13 past or current priests and monks at the school had victimized them — in addition to a lay faculty member who is now retired.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Farmers exercised a right, a rare sight However, this display, engineered by farmers, suggests a departure from the control elite priests had over the right to worship and build centers for astronomical observation and ritual.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
So far, many of the reports have related to Catholic priests, but there have also been reports from several other denominations.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Often affiliated with the state and temples, these people were typically royalty, high-level bureaucrats and priests.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Since early summer, pastors, ministers, imams, rabbis and priests have stood between police and protesters in Los Angeles.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
His expedition was equipped with seventeen ships and 1,500 male settlers, including priests.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Later in the day, the King is expected to attend a reception at the Pontifical Beda College, a seminary which trains priests from across the Commonwealth.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Delbarton publicly acknowledged in 2018 that at least 30 men had come forward with allegations that, over three decades, 13 past or current priests and monks at the school had victimized them — in addition to a lay faculty member who is now retired.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Farmers exercised a right, a rare sight However, this display, engineered by farmers, suggests a departure from the control elite priests had over the right to worship and build centers for astronomical observation and ritual.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
So far, many of the reports have related to Catholic priests, but there have also been reports from several other denominations.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for priests
Noun
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Smith belongs to a generation of preachers who first came to prominence in the aughts.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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The Australian Federal Police are also looking into alleged hate preachers as part of their investigation and will execute further search warrants in the coming days, police commissioner Krissy Barrett said on Thursday.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
18 Dec. 2025
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Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans calling for the downfall of the ruling clerics and demanding the leadership step aside.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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While the underlying reasons for the protests are economic, video geolocated by NBC News that circulated online Sunday showed crowds chanting against the country’s ruling clerics.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
30 Dec. 2025
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Delcy Rodríguez is Venezuela’s new president, but the country’s powerful defense and interior ministers could decide the future of Chavismo — and the nation.—
Terrence McCoy,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Diosdado Cabello and Vladimir Padrino, two of Maduro’s most important ministers, have made a point of speaking publicly many times over the weekend.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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Thirty-two deacons from around the world were being ordained that day.—
Kristine Tran,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Priests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priests. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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