How to Use the priesthood in a Sentence

the priesthood

noun
  • Bad, on paper, for the priesthood.
    — Rob Collie, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • His family’s deep faith inspired his choice to join the priesthood.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 1 June 2024
  • Mark is the voice of authority as someone who spent time in the priesthood.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But the priesthood didn’t disappear.
    — Rob Collie, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • Bergoglio entered the priesthood a few days before turning 33.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Keenan said those who committed abuse should face jail time and those who were complicit should be removed from the priesthood.
    — Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2023
  • Later, at a dinner with his dad, Pham mentioned thinking about the priesthood.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • Leland promises to leave Kristen alone if David leaves the priesthood.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The Roman Catholic Church reserves the priesthood for men.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Still, Prevost wasn’t always certain about the priesthood.
    — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Strassburger is forty, and Brownsville is his first assignment in the priesthood.
    — Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
  • But for Manson, who was feeling a call to the priesthood at the time, looked at it more with curiosity.
    — Holly Meyer, Fortune, 30 July 2023
  • The 67-year-old is known by his nickname, Chito, and has more than 40 years in the priesthood.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 May 2025
  • Ray was moved out of the friary in 2002 and eventually left the priesthood.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
  • This spring, nine men were ordained to the priesthood in Milwaukee, the most since 1992.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2024
  • This spring, nine men were ordained to the priesthood in Milwaukee, the most since 1992.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Frank was a talented student, and the monks encouraged his interest in the priesthood.
    — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • One of the priests was suspended and the other left the priesthood, CNN reports.
    — Kc Baker, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • Catholic women have long complained of second-class status in an institution that reserves the priesthood for men.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Casey served as director of the program, which recruited Hispanic men for the priesthood, more than two decades ago.
    — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025
  • This structure is rooted in the fact that only men can hold the priesthood, which in the church is the divine authority to act in God’s name.
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
  • After witnessing that, Gregory made the decision to join the priesthood and took a vow of celibacy.
    — Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • The church leaders were discussing whether the church should admit gay men to Catholic seminaries in preparation for the priesthood.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 29 May 2024
  • To recruit more priests in Columbus, there are retreats and monthly dinners for those considering the priesthood.
    — Elaine Quijano, CBS News, 16 May 2025
  • Father Brake had left the priesthood around the late 1980s, in part because of their relationship.
    — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • In contrast to older vocations, such as the priesthood, many people still dream of being journalists, nurses and teachers.
    — Matthew Powers, The Conversation, 25 June 2024
  • Older churchgoers recalled the very confessional where Bergoglio, at age 16, had first heard the call to the priesthood.
    — Almudena Calatrava and Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • According to a previous release from the archdiocese, the men received at least seven years of formation for the priesthood.
    — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 19 May 2024
  • He was removed from the priesthood in 2002 and eventually ended up in Oregon.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Manriquez, now 70, is the mother of two lesbian daughters who supports female ordination to the priesthood.
    — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023

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