the priesthood
noun
: the job of being a priest
He is entering the priesthood.
He decided to leave the priesthood.
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Another priest, Father Michael Baker — one of the church’s most prolific abusers — had been accused of molesting at least 40 boys during his decades in the priesthood.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Both the Hebrew monarchy and the priesthood were in dispute, having been usurped before Jesus’s time by Greek and Roman forces.
—Joseph Ostlund, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2024
Catholic women have long complained of second-class status in an institution that reserves the priesthood for men.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Garcia was ordained to the priesthood in 2020 as an associate pastor at St. Rose of Lima in Murfreesboro until his assignment to St. Philip in July 2022.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Both the Hebrew monarchy and the priesthood were in dispute, having been usurped before Jesus’s time by Greek and Roman forces.
—Joseph Ostlund, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2024
Catholic women have long complained of second-class status in an institution that reserves the priesthood for men.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Garcia was ordained to the priesthood in 2020 as an associate pastor at St. Rose of Lima in Murfreesboro until his assignment to St. Philip in July 2022.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“The priesthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20priesthood. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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