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
The teachings of the two traditions align on many major issues, but the Catholic Church does not ordain women and generally does not allow priests to marry.
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Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
The state visit concluded with King Charles attending a reception at the Pontifical Beda College, a seminary which trains priests from across the Commonwealth.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 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
According to Vodou, when a person experiences an unnatural, early death, priests can capture and co-opt their soul.
—Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 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
Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
The state visit concluded with King Charles attending a reception at the Pontifical Beda College, a seminary which trains priests from across the Commonwealth.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 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
According to Vodou, when a person experiences an unnatural, early death, priests can capture and co-opt their soul.
—Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 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
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While preachers preached, D’Angelo learned ministry from the choir stand, leading the flock to epiphany one measure at a time.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
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Miner preachers and independent churches were central to the organization of miners in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, too, during another period of violence between mine operators and miners over conditions, wages and unionization.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Analysts point to how the restrictions have held, despite high-level pushback by other prominent clerics, and multiple attempts on the ground to sidestep the rules.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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That exquisitely rare skill — the ability to arrange a handful of ordinary notes in a way that makes time stop and pulses quicken — unites long-anonymous troubadours, symphonists, Broadway entertainers, earnest singer-songwriters, griots, and ancient clerics.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Putin’s cabinet ministers now encourage young women to forgo higher education and have babies—as many of them as possible.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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That also applies to the current de facto annexation being carried out by radical settlers and extremist ministers in Netanyahu’s cabinet.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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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 28 Oct. 2025.
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