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priest

noun as in man who is minister in roman or orthodox catholic church

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In a typically pointless interlude, he plays a blind Irish priest, but doesn’t fool anyone long enough to yield a solid gag.

A priest arrived at the scene and prayed over the bodies lined up on the riverbank, according to images from the prosecutor's office.

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Those visions, as unheard-of divine communion with a woman, draw her into conflict with priests who find them false.

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There were teachers, musicians, artists, mechanics, doctors, a few priests, and some experienced soldiers.

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Brazil Potash has spent the past decade fighting lawsuits and trying to win over everyone from the local mayor to the village priest.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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