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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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The lure is strong enough that Pope Leo XIV recently warned Catholic priests against using it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

More than 40 of England's 108 bishops are now women, with a similar proportion among priests, after women clergy were first permitted in the early 1990s.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The priests were dismayed to learn the Kongo already had their own Bible.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver