priesthood

Example Sentences

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A new priesthood has emerged in Silicon Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

David’s eventual decision to leave the priesthood for Margaret is painful and momentous.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

By Friday, tens of thousands of people of all ages, including several from the priesthood, braved the heat to participate in the occasion.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Like his father, a high cleric, 8-Deer was trained for the priesthood, but political events and his own overweening ambition stopped him from following that path.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann