priesthood

Example Sentences

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A new priesthood has emerged in Silicon Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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

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

Where Frank veered into a life of teaching, Chris continued his path into the priesthood.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

As a prime example, consider the repeated appearance of childless elites, such as the Catholic priesthood, Buddhist monastic orders and Chinese eunuch bureaucracies.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari