archpriest

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Recent Examples of archpriest The archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) said that High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) strikes on Russia by Ukraine are God's punishment for abortions, according to the Moscow Times. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 An archpriest, ordained for over 10 years, Bock, 66, shared with The Arizona Republic some of the traditions and customs Eastern Orthodox Christians adhere to during their Lenten and Holy Week. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024 On this cloudless afternoon, beneath a gossamer canopy of pine trees, archpriest Bogdan Dumindiak has finished a graveside service for a grandmother killed in the apartment attack. Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023 Before the general populace were allowed into the basilica, prayers were recited and the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, sprinkled holy water over the body. Fox News, 3 Jan. 2023 Before the rank-and-file faithful were allowed into the basilica, prayers were recited and the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, sprinkled holy water over the body, and a small cloud of incense was released near the bier. Time, 2 Jan. 2023 Don Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, was the archpriest of Casnigo, a town in northern Italy about 50 miles northeast of Milan. Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020 Law moved to Italy to serve as archpriest of the Papal Liberian Basilica of St. Mary Major after he was forced to resign in 2002 as archbishop of Boston. Laura Smith-Spark and Delia Gallagher, CNN, 21 Dec. 2017 The church, one of Rome’s four great ancient basilicas, is where Cardinal Law had the honor of serving for more than a decade, first in 2004 as archpriest and, after his retirement in 2011, as archpriest emeritus. Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archpriest
Noun
  • On a recent day, village elders, the province's Roman Catholic bishop and political figures filled the benches of a reception hall, waiting to meet with the man who will likely chart the future of Syrian Druze.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Pope Francis has named an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore the next bishop, or top official, of the Diocese of Providence, a 153-year-old ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church.
    Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The item resembles similar pieces belonging to other medieval religious leaders, such as a large sapphire, ruby and emerald ring owned by the 13th-century archbishop Walter de Gray.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • No money or holy items exchanged hands between the Satanists and the archbishop, according to attorneys who represented Stewart.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • When Kaldi shared the berries with an abbot of a local monastery, the monk ended up wide awake during the evening prayers.
    Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Most of it comes from the town abbot who, in frequent scenes set in the nearby woods, always seems to be drifting into view with his basket of precious mushrooms, whenever Jérémie is near.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Seidel and the university’s board of trustees, which met just before Wright was terminated as dean, have denied that his demotion was in retaliation for his refusing to transfer the funds.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • But it was trashed by H. L. Mencken, editor of the Baltimore Sun and dean of America‘s literary critics.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Suddenly every bus in the city of Buenos Aires seemed to sport, on its dashboard, a holy card of the pope.
    Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
  • During his recovery, the pope continues to receive high flows of oxygen through nasal tubes during the day.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The prelate suggested that any rush toward legalizing civil divorce could undermine Filipino families – the foundational aspect of society, according to the country’s constitution.
    Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The life of the court and contemplative life were two models in which the leisure of the lord, the prelate, and the warrior could function.
    Walter Benjamin, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.
    Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021
  • 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
Noun
  • Mayall was also a rector for Holy Name Cathedral beginning in January 2002.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
  • There will be an Anglican funeral service at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, Va at 11:00 am on December 21, 2024, officiated by her pastor, The Rev. Jonathan Kell, rector of Church of Our Saviour, Oatlands.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024

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“Archpriest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archpriest. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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