as in archbishop
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Recent Examples of prelate
The prelate even spent more than an hour in a secret meeting with Newt Gingrich, presumably to press for support and discuss the former speaker of the House's upcoming bid for the White House.
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Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2012
The new archbishop would become Milwaukee's 12th prelate, overseeing a 10-county archdiocese in southeast Wisconsin with 187 parishes and 101 schools.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
Pell, maintaining his innocence, served over 13 months in Australian prison as his attorneys appealed the case to the High Court of Australia, which ruled unanimously (7-0) to overturn the conviction and quash all charges against the prelate.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
Those measures drew attention, but the punishment of the prelates from the United States, a country whose clerics the Argentine pontiff has long been skeptical of, has touched a conservative nerve.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
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Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2012
The new archbishop would become Milwaukee's 12th prelate, overseeing a 10-county archdiocese in southeast Wisconsin with 187 parishes and 101 schools.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
Pell, maintaining his innocence, served over 13 months in Australian prison as his attorneys appealed the case to the High Court of Australia, which ruled unanimously (7-0) to overturn the conviction and quash all charges against the prelate.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
Those measures drew attention, but the punishment of the prelates from the United States, a country whose clerics the Argentine pontiff has long been skeptical of, has touched a conservative nerve.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prelate
Noun
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Klobuchar will issue a call to order, and Timothy Cardinal Dolan, the archbishop of New York, and the Rev. Franklin Graham will deliver an invocation.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2025
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He was named the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardin... Corbis via Getty Images ABC News' Joe Simonetti and Helena Skinner contributed to this report.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Others, like the lecherous bishop (Peppe Lanzetta), seek to use her cerebral interests for a few quick sins of the flesh.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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Which bishop best represented the biblical calls for serving the marginalized in our society, the fawning cardinal or the prophetic bishop?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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When the monsignor was murdered at the end of Season 3, Ignatius was devastated.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
18 July 2024
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There was no tolling of the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica, no solemn announcement by a Vatican monsignor to the faithful in the square.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2023
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Several Christian groups in the United States have also called for prayers for the pope.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Vatican hasn’t specified what type of respiratory tract infection the pope has.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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King Sverre of Norway personally provided information to the writer, Icelandic abbot Karl Jónsson, and instructed him on the details of the saga, Brink added.—
Hannah Peart,
NBC News,
28 Oct. 2024
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The abbot told him to begin every morning by performing exactly 108 bows, a meditation exercise in Korean Buddhism.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2024
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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In the Catholic Church, this is generally a time of the year when dioceses ask their members to donate to annual bishops’ Lenten appeals, which fund diocesan operations.—
Nicholas Rowan,
Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2020
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The other two finalists in the presidential search are Michael Hartline, the dean of the College of Business at Florida State University, and John Volin, executive vice president and provost at the University of Maine.—
Jessica Abramsky,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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In the movie, Cardinal Lawrence, the beleaguered dean of the College of Cardinals, is tasked with keeping all the melodrama in check.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Prelate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prelate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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