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chaplain

[chap-lin] / ˈtʃæp lɪn /


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While the military does not enforce or evaluate religious belief, its internal classification systems help determine how resources are allocated and how chaplain support is structured across bases and deployments.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

A San Mateo, Calif., chaplain spotted a break in a long line of cars, and pulled into the opening.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The alarm was first raised over Pierce's behaviour by male students at Swansea University in 1986 where Pierce, now 85, was a chaplain.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Schlanger served as a chaplain for the New South Wales correctional service and a major hospital, Chabad said.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

At the entrance to the same field, a chaplain and his clerk were dousing cases of prayer books and Bibles with petrol.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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