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priests

NOUN

man who is minister in roman or orthodox catholic church

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cleric elder father friar lama monk preacher rector

STRONG

curate divine ecclesiastic padre pontiff vicar

WEAK

clergyperson father confessor holy man man of God man of the cloth

Example Sentences

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Leo plans to pray privately in the chapel dedicated to 19 priests and nuns murdered during Algeria's 1992-2002 civil war.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Africa also produces more priests than any other region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

A survey last year by The Catholic Project at The Catholic University of America found “a clear generational shift away from liberal self-identification” among younger priests.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

ICE officers did not allow Dowling and the priests who arrived with him to approach the building.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The kings and priests of ancient Sumer wanted writing to be used by professional scribes to record numbers of sheep owed in taxes, not by the masses to write poetry and hatch plots.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond