the priesthood

noun

: the job of being a priest

He is entering the priesthood.

He decided to leave the priesthood.

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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 Named for the late Father Charlie Strobel, a Nashville native who devoted his life in the priesthood to community service, Strobel House was unveiled in July. —

Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Strassburger is forty, and Brownsville is his first assignment in the priesthood. —

Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024 His eventful life story, calling to the priesthood and rise to the highest office in the church is interwoven with his involvement with world events ranging from sports to politics. —

Rachel Flynn, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the priesthood

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