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Recent Examples of chaplain
The chaplains themselves are also much more diverse.
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Cornelia Powers, The Atlantic, 18 May 2025
There was no response, and several years later, when Ms. Kaczynski was near death, David contacted the prison chaplain.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Font’s Point was named by explorer Juan Bautista de Anza to honor Father Pedro Font, who served as chaplain for the first overland expedition from Mexico to colonize California in 1775-76.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The couple exchanged handwritten vows in private and traditional vows during the ceremony, which was officiated by the Detroit Lions' team chaplain and director of player engagement, Sean Pugh.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Cornelia Powers, The Atlantic, 18 May 2025
There was no response, and several years later, when Ms. Kaczynski was near death, David contacted the prison chaplain.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Font’s Point was named by explorer Juan Bautista de Anza to honor Father Pedro Font, who served as chaplain for the first overland expedition from Mexico to colonize California in 1775-76.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The couple exchanged handwritten vows in private and traditional vows during the ceremony, which was officiated by the Detroit Lions' team chaplain and director of player engagement, Sean Pugh.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaplain
Noun
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Black pastors and others launched boycotts of the company; judging from Cornell’s pained observation to the Wall Street analysts last week, the boycotts may have had an effect.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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The megachurch announced that Pastor Daniel Floyd and his wife Tammy Floyd have accepted the position of senior pastor during Sunday morning’s service.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
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Forcing priests to divulge confessions, while exempting all manner of secular confessors, is rank religious discrimination.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
6 May 2025
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Specifically, the nuns pointed a finger at Urbain Grandier—a local priest and their confessor.—
Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2024
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My class—led by the church rector, Nigel Massey, a boyish-looking Brit who studied theology at Oxford—was focussed on the subjunctive as used to express uncertainty.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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His leadership style was further shaped while serving as rector of the Colegio de San José in Buenos Aires from 1980 to 1986.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Prevost also served as a parish pastor, diocesan official, seminary teacher and vicar.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Although, the mummy was long rumored to be the vicar, the identity wasn’t confirmed until the recent analysis.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Sofa in collage by Peter Dunham Textiles; Hot pink laminate parsons tables by Two Worlds Arts; Soft edge chairs by Hay; Madeleine Castaing striped carpet by Codimat Collection.—
Michael Boodro,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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Writing in the eighteenth century, Smith compared energetic and often sensationalist Methodist preachers with the more reserved and cerebral parsons of the Church of England.—
Shadi Hamid,
Foreign Affairs,
18 June 2024
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It was started by missionaries Arthur and Laura Carson, who came over in the late 1800s.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2025
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Pius was known for promoting the work of missionaries, and in 1923 sent a call out to orders worldwide to gather evidence of the church’s vast reach.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Leo was granted Peruvian citizenship in August 2015, the month before Pope Francis appointed him bishop of Chiclayo in the South American country’s northern region.—
Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The issue came to a head just before the conclave that elected Leo pope, when the Chinese church proceeded with the preliminary election of two bishops, a step that comes before official consecration.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
17 June 2022
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Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens.—
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1 Dec. 2020
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“Chaplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaplain. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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