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 left the priesthood in 1989 and was never prosecuted.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Leland wants David to leave the priesthood in return.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2024
Context: The church has not apologized for the priesthood ban, instead claiming its removal was contemporaneous with a revelation from God to then-leaders of the faith.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 22 July 2024
Father Brake had left the priesthood around the late 1980s, in part because of their relationship.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Leland wants David to leave the priesthood in return.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2024
Context: The church has not apologized for the priesthood ban, instead claiming its removal was contemporaneous with a revelation from God to then-leaders of the faith.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 22 July 2024
Father Brake had left the priesthood around the late 1980s, in part because of their relationship.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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