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priesthood

[preest-hood] / ˈprist hʊd /
NOUN
clergy
Synonyms
STRONG
cardinalate ecclesiastics ministry pastorate rabbinate
WEAK
canonicate canonry deaconry diaconate the cloth the pulpit

Example Sentences

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Comte’s Religion of Humanity had a priesthood of experts and a science-worshipping liturgy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Part of being welcomed into the legal priesthood is that you learn that these cases are embarrassing.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

Attitudes began changing in the 1970s and 80s, the time when a young Pablo David and many other senior church figures today were studying to enter the priesthood.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

We also asked whether the current archbishop could do anything to help victims seeking to remove a priest from the priesthood.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

Having dallied with the priesthood in the Anglican Church, he abandoned it to become a caseworker.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

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