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priest

noun as in man who is minister in roman or orthodox catholic church

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After abandoning his training as a priest, he spent the rest of his life reading voraciously.

Initially, I and another parishioner helped our priest record services ahead of time that would be uploaded on the church’s YouTube page for Sunday morning.

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Those days that I had to go to various priests for deliverance and guidance.

Kolfage has unleashed his growing army of followers on critics and opponents of those projects, including local elected and wildlife refuge officials and a priest.

He and the other priests at his observatory were particularly adept at reading the clouds for storm intensity and trajectory, and he tried to warn Texans about the incoming threat.

He was then literally slapped around by the high priest, who pulled on his ears in an effort to produce tears.

According to Wahlberg, his time in prison, as well as the guidance of a parish priest, helped him turn his life around.

Amid accusations of infidelity, she told reporters in 1988 that she and the former priest were just fine.

He speaks with the authority of a native of this land as well as the authority of priest.

The priest for the Creole ceremony was Father Marcel Saint Jean.

These residents then killed the parish priest, and without arms fled for safety to the mountain ravines.

Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life propped up the house, and in his days fortified the temple.

"Without doubt; true demons incarnate," replied the veracious priest.

He now knew no bounds to his wrath; and he proclaimed it in such a manner, that the terrified priest flew before him.

“My own mother nearly broke her heart because I would not become a priest,” said Aristide.

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On this page you'll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to priest, such as: cleric, elder, father, friar, lama, and monk.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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