diaconal

adjective

Definition of diaconalnext
as in apostolic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaconal
  1. apostolic
  2. episcopal
  3. papal
  4. pontifical
  5. ecclesiastical
  6. canonical
  7. missionary
  8. evangelical
Adjective
  • Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.
    Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • But their indifference to the apostolic authority of the church and complicity with a secular ruling establishment have alienated many ordinary Catholics, who, like many ordinary voters throughout the West, worry that what was once solid is being eroded by negligent leaders.
    R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
Definition of apostolic
Adjective
  • The lime-green Met Gala look, May 2018 Photography Shutterstock Miuccia wasn’t about episcopal tailoring or a gilded colour palette for 2018’s Met Gala, themed Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination.
    Julia Hobbs, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Congregations have been disaffiliating by vote in individual episcopal area conferences, and more than 4,000 congregations have already disaffiliated under the law, including 71 previously in Kentucky.
    Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2023
Definition of episcopal
Adjective
  • The papal conclave also includes Stanley Tucci, Sergio Castellitto, Lucian Msamati, and John Lithgow.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Watching this film is as close as most travelers will ever get to the papal conclave.
    Caroline Reilly, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of papal
Adjective
  • The prose is confiding and, in places, pontifical.
    Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2020
  • That revelation, coupled with other recent pontifical critiques, have quickly dissolved the notion that the Dec. 31 death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a symbolic leader of the church’s conservative wing, might lessen the opposition to Francis.
    Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023
Definition of pontifical
Adjective
  • By Caroline Reilly October 25, 2024 When Suzie Davies began preparations to create the ecclesiastical world for Edward Berger’s papal thriller, Conclave, she was immersed in a decidedly different world: that of Saltburn.
    Caroline Reilly, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The rooms feel austere and indulgent, while Italian flea market finds rub shoulders with bespoke pieces crafted with an ecclesiastical bent.
    Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of ecclesiastical
Adjective
  • Well, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul is the canonical example.
    Choire Sicha, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
  • And now that the legend Cynthia Erivo will be adding her performance to a history of Wicked Witches of the West, now is the time to really lean into the fact that Elphaba is canonical lesbian lore.
    Them, Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of canonical
Adjective
  • He has been indicted in the U.S. for the armed kidnapping of 16 Christian missionaries in 2021 and the slaying of missionary Marie Franklin and kidnapping of her husband in 2022.
    Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
  • In 2014, Creel won an Olivier Award for his role as missionary Elder Price in The Book of Mormon, starring in the show’s first national tour and in London’s West End.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of missionary
Adjective
  • According to Christianity today, a majority of evangelical voters overall, will be casting their vote for Trump.
    Earl Carr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But in the evangelical world, that safe spot came with a price.
    John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of evangelical
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