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
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The most gifted preachers transformed that aura into spiritual empires, drawing thousands to megachurches, filling television airwaves and sometimes amassing personal fortunes.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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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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For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 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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Multiple high-ranking military officials with connections to the Rocket Force, including two former defense ministers, have been removed from their posts in the last two years alone, with official reports hinting at corruption related to the PLA’s uptick in the procurement of weapons.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Diplomats and ministers requested screenings.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 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 19 Nov. 2025.
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