archdeacon
Example Sentences
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By the age of 24, Laval was ordained a priest; he was quickly named an archdeacon and eventually a bishop.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2023
“In a situation like this, you feel you’re powerless,” said Abiade Lozama, an Anglican archdeacon based in the south of the country, which was hard hit by the quake.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2021
"Nicole and Bibaa were the daughters of our former archdeacon and good friend Mina Smallman," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2020
By contrast, Dr. Grantly, the old archdeacon, has limited administrative power but considerable real power, because it is rooted in a set of wide, deeply entrenched clan-family ties.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 27, 2015
If you wish to see the rector, archdeacon, I am afraid you will be disappointed.
From The New Rector by Weyman, Stanley John
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
