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priest

[preest] / prist /


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She also added an interlude where a guest, usually famous, appears to confess to the singer as if she were a priest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He was sent to a Catholic boarding school in England, but returned to Ireland as a teenager, where by the age of 18 he had begun studying to be a Jesuit priest.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Kessler thought Spengler a “fat priest with a fat chin and brutal mouth” and his theories “the most hackneyed, trivial stuff,” but Kessler sensed the ominous turn in Germany’s cultural politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

I will be a man of integrity and accountability as I lead, guide and pray over my daughter and as the high priest in my home.

From Salon ● May 3, 2006

Then I take my seat next to Ma and listen intently as the priest begins the celebration.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Unfortunately, I have always struggled with disappointing authority figures: professors, bosses, priests, parents — and, apparently, severe-bunned bakers.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Under this traditional model, kings, priests, and other powerful leaders gained control of wealth and resources, causing the divide between rich and poor to expand.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

We learned about the annual return of swallows, admired blooming roses and citrus trees and absorbed a simple story: Spanish conquistadors and Catholic priests tamed a wild land, and we should follow their example.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

The Vatican has declared a formal schism with the Society of St. Pius X, excommunicating its bishops and priests in a sweeping crackdown on a traditionalist group that has vexed the Holy See for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Civilization came to the people, and Cuzco was the center of it all, a thriving city of nobles and priests.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis


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