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
How are priests and comedians similar?
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Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Clarke spoke about The Devil’s Doorway, her 2018 found footage horror film about two priests who are sent by the Vatican to investigate a mysterious event in an Irish home.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests once used to purify spaces.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Pilate did not cave to hostile crowds indiscriminately, or do whatever the chief priests wanted.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
But the chief priests of the ancient Jewish temple at Jerusalem see Jesus as a charismatic and popular Jewish preacher who challenges their authority.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
The earliest Gospels, composed at least a generation after Jesus’ death, blamed the chief priests and attending crowd for persuading Pilate to have Jesus crucified.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
In 2023, some mobile tracking data from Grindr was purchased by a conservative Catholic group in Colorado, which used it to identify gay priests across the US.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2025
Clifford said law enforcement must be able to speak with undocumented crime victims, while Welp said priests who hear that someone is undocumented during confession would be breaking the law.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Clarke spoke about The Devil’s Doorway, her 2018 found footage horror film about two priests who are sent by the Vatican to investigate a mysterious event in an Irish home.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests once used to purify spaces.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Pilate did not cave to hostile crowds indiscriminately, or do whatever the chief priests wanted.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
But the chief priests of the ancient Jewish temple at Jerusalem see Jesus as a charismatic and popular Jewish preacher who challenges their authority.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
The earliest Gospels, composed at least a generation after Jesus’ death, blamed the chief priests and attending crowd for persuading Pilate to have Jesus crucified.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
In 2023, some mobile tracking data from Grindr was purchased by a conservative Catholic group in Colorado, which used it to identify gay priests across the US.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2025
Clifford said law enforcement must be able to speak with undocumented crime victims, while Welp said priests who hear that someone is undocumented during confession would be breaking the law.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Priests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priests. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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