PRIEST in a Sentence

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238 example sentences for PRIEST, such as:

1. He anointed the new high priest.
2. The director cast me as a mad priest.
3. The priest prepared the body for burial.
4. The priest is a person of fine breeding.
5. Only the priest can perform these actions.

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 Meanings and Examples of PRIEST
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
priest
 n.  a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
 n.  a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Father Arnall knew more than Dante because he was a priest but both his father and uncle Charles said that Dante was a clever woman and a well-read woman.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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2  Or he would write a letter for the priest to bring.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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3  A priest would not be a priest if he did not tell his flock what is right and what is wrong.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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4  The prefect of studies was a priest but that was cruel and unfair.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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5  He could go up the staircase because there was never a priest or a prefect outside the refectory door.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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6  Before the fire an old woman was busy making tea and, as she bustled at the task, she told in a low voice of what the priest and the doctor had said.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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7  Under the sudden glow of a lantern he could recognize the smiling face of a priest.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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8  The priest rose and, turning towards the altar, knelt upon the step before the tabernacle in the fallen gloom.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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9  The priest entered the box and was hidden.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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10  The face of an old priest was at the grating, averted from him, leaning upon a hand.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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11  He made the sign of the cross and prayed of the priest to bless him for he had sinned.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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12  The priest passed his hand several times over his face.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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13  Blinded by his tears and by the light of God's mercifulness he bent his head and heard the grave words of absolution spoken and saw the priest's hand raised above him in token of forgiveness.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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14  His hands were trembling and his soul trembled as he heard the priest pass with the ciborium from communicant to communicant.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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15  The priest's face was in total shadow, but the waning daylight from behind him touched the deeply grooved temples and the curves of the skull.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
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Example Sentence: (28 in 2 pages)
1  In western countries the baby is usually christened by the priest.
2  While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.
3  The parish priest is someone to whom people can turn in difficult times.
4  The priest prepared the body for burial.
5  The priest and the politician made strange/odd/unlikely bedfellows in their campaign for peace.
6  The priest sanctified the church with a special ceremony.
7  The priest wore a purple vestment to conduct the funeral services.
8  The director cast me as a mad priest.
9  The priest is a person of fine breeding.
10  The former priest denied allegations of sexual misconduct.
11  He anointed the new high priest.
12  A priest's pastoral duties include helping the poor and sick.
13  Only the priest can perform these actions.
14  It is a breach of confidentiality for a priest to reveal what someone has said in the confessional.
15  After the priest exorcized the spirit/house/child, apparently, the strange noises stopped.