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priesthood

[preest-hood] / ˈprist hʊd /


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Speaking to Good Morning Ulster Fr Mulgrew said being around his father possibly inspired his call to priesthood.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Ed has since left the priesthood and married a kind and patient woman named Kathy.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

WSJ: You and Powell have come from similar backgrounds, not academic, not from the priesthood of central banking.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 21, 2026

And then as I say in the book, I came home and turned on the TV and saw a documentary about Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk, and monastic life and the priesthood.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2026

And it befell that when Zacharias should do the office of the priesthood in the order of his course before God,

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton




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