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priest

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

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He had claimed people held grudges and insisted he was a "good priest," saying the accusations were misconstrued and part of a conspiracy, said Det Con Renwick.

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Parish priest Rev Robert Gladstone, who also gave evidence, said he was approached by someone who told him her name was Julia and asked to be introduced to the McCanns.

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Some carry passports to be blessed by priests.

Wine is used at Mass to symbolise the blood of Jesus Christ and is normally drunk by the priest.

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As the priest wisely reminds us, “We shouldn’t live this moment as a defeat.”

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

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