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Recent Examples of clergyperson What makes the family tradition sustainable in central Massachusetts, where the Vallelis now live, is a pastor-sharing arrangement between two congregations that couldn’t afford a full-time clergyperson on their own. G. Jeffrey MacDonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clergyperson
Noun
  • Castro went to a Jesuit high school in Havana, Belén, and was taught by Spanish priests.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The girl gave birth when Velez-Lopez started serving as a priest in Alexandria, Louisiana, according to the report.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Two years later, the couple married in 1966 during a ceremony that was only attended by her mother, Avie Lee, the preacher and the preacher's wife.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • According to Parton's website, the only people to attend the small service were Dolly's mother, Avie Lee Parton, a preacher and his wife.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.
    Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The emails, sent from Saints accounts, don’t specify which clergymen were removed from the list or why.
    Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The couple tied the knot two years later, with only Parton's mother and the pastor in attendance.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Eric Ara Holder, the Grace Baptist Church pastor recalled for his service to the community, died of influenza Feb. 15 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Clergyperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clergyperson. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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