priest

Example Sentences

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Just as not every Christian ought to become a priest, not every patriot has to wear a military uniform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The parish priest spoke about the importance of creating a society that respects women, saying: "We always have to challenge our culture."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Ordained a priest in 2002, she became the first female Bishop of London in 2018, only four years after the church began allowing women bishops after years of bitter factional wrangling.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"Yes. There's a Catholic priest there who seems to be populating the whole country with redundant British and American organs."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

They consulted their village priest, and the result was that Elizabeth Lavenza became the inmate of my parents’ house—my more than sister—the beautiful and adored companion of all my occupations and my pleasures.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley