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chaplain

[chap-lin] / ˈtʃæp lɪn /


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Religious leaders present in Blue Ash on Sunday also included women serving as a Jewish rabbi, a Baptist minister and a Muslim chaplain.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

They say the revised list is designed to reflect practical usage while still ensuring that service members of all faiths have access to chaplain services.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

Back on the recovery ship, he sought out the chaplain, needing a way to express what he had experienced that science had not given him.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

He had samples of the vaccine sent to the chaplain of Congress, who helped circulate it in the military.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

He came away from the center pole and shook his finger at the chaplain for emphasis.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Troops can be bored or anxious, but the ships they are on have chaplains and mental health counsellors, he says, and the troops are well-equipped to deal with the stress.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

According to the Navy, aboard the Lincoln were one clinical psychologist, one clinical social worker and three behavioral health technicians as well as a counselor and five Navy chaplains.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The college holds a community gathering with counselors and chaplains on hand where we run through grief exercises and write memories of Paul on slips of colored construction paper.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

The Pentagon in recent decades has welcomed a diversity of faiths, with chaplains tasked more with offering personal comfort and guidance than on blessing leaders' decisions.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

He says he comes from the order of the White Fathers, missionaries to the nomadic Bedouin tribes and chaplains to the French Foreign Legion.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt




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