sky pilot

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Definition of sky pilotnext
as in chaplain

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  1. chaplain
  2. pastor
  3. rector
  4. confessor
  5. vicar
  6. parson
  7. shepherd
  8. bishop
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  • Detectives later learned Chaneyfield had traveled to Baltimore in his role as a chaplain for Compassionate Care Hospice, where he was scheduled to preside over a funeral, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Chaneyfield also was the chaplain for Compassionate Care Hospice in Lakeland and had previously been employed by Crystal Lake Middle School as a substitute teacher.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of chaplain
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  • History Johann Ludwig Krapf, a German pastor and Anglican missionary, arrived to proselytize in what is now Kenya in 1844.
    — Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Hersey — reporting on a clerk, a tailor’s widow, two doctors, a priest, and a pastor — gave US readers their first sense of what the new superweapon did to human bodies.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Pernkopf was a Nazi functionary who became dean of the medical faculty in 1938 and rector of the university in 1943.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Rectory As the name suggests, The Rectory was originally home to the rector of nearby All Saints’ Church and his 14 children.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Definition of rector
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  • On April 18, King Frederik and Queen Mary's youngest children were confirmed by the royal confessor, Bishop Henrik Wigh-Poulsen, in Fredensborg Castle Church.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But everything that is said between the confessor and priest is confidential.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
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  • The couple were married by a female vicar, per the Daily Mail.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Nearly every murder is solved by the end of the episode, but despite the unusual twist of having the village vicar team up with the police, the real action comes from the relationships among the characters.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Definition of vicar
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  • And what does the old man who sleeps by the fire know about the dead parson?
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
  • It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.
    — Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of parson
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  • Witnesses said the men tried siccing a German shepherd on CBS News Chicago's photojournalist while yelling racial slurs, but the dog did not obey the command.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Quasi, a German shepherd around 13 years old, was found wandering on his own.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of shepherd
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  • Man of books and learning Several of the videos show Athanasius of Alexandria, a fourth-century bishop and theologian traditionally considered one of the church fathers.
    — Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Juan José Gerardi Conedera (born December 27, 1922, Guatemala City, Guatemala—killed April 26, 1998, Guatemala City) was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop and human rights activist.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
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