priesthood
ਜਾਜਕ
definition
noun
He is the first prison inmate to become a candidate for ordination to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.
the office or position of a priest.
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The decision to ordain me to the 'priesthood' was made because they needed a priest for West Point.
Garrett's main argument for congregationalism is the 'priesthood' of all believers.
The Buddhist 'priesthood' became an extension of the feudal government.
Catholics typically have a very high esteem for priests and the 'priesthood' .
Most of the sons of the Hindu priests are not entering the 'priesthood' , as they no longer find it remunerative.
Many years ago I felt the first stirring of a vocation to the 'priesthood' .
These were followed by many more vocations to the religious life and to the 'priesthood' .
He is the first prison inmate to become a candidate for ordination to the 'priesthood' in the Episcopal Church.
I myself was a field doctor in the war before entering the 'priesthood' .
Canon Richard Phillips celebrated the golden jubilee of his ordination to the 'priesthood' on the 14th June.
Esler, a practising Catholic, says: " People aren't entering the 'priesthood' .
The first woman rabbi predated the entry of women into the 'priesthood' by seventeen years and after a similar struggle for recognition.
In the absence of church or 'priesthood' , the execution of the project was left to the uncertainties of lay enthusiasts.
Eddie was a member of the De La Salle order before joining the Diocesan 'priesthood' .
The average age for someone entering the 'priesthood' now is well in the forties.
After making his vows with the community, he felt the deeper call to 'priesthood' .
He prepared for the 'priesthood' in the Anglican Church at St Stephen's House, gaining a First in Theology.
How could they have such an argument with someone who does not believe in religion or in 'priesthood' ?
Our congregations as a gathered 'priesthood' meet for the purpose of being equipped for mission in the world.
About half those in training for the 'priesthood' are now women.
Marriage is a commitment to another person; 'priesthood' is a commitment to a role in the church.
For some time after its foundation, Manly was the only seminary in Australia preparing students for the secular 'priesthood' .
I do not know whether or not we should have a married 'priesthood' right now.
The next generation of women, they said, would not face such barriers to the 'priesthood' .
In a bid to attract men to the 'priesthood' , the Catholic Church here is increasingly tapping into the Internet.
The position of the church is that ordination to the 'priesthood' makes one a priest forever.
I doubt if the model of 'priesthood' represented by Don Ignazio can survive these changes.
He attended a local church school and then went to train for the 'priesthood' at the Orthodox Seminary in Tbilisi.
Sir Stuart expected 240 men to join the 'priesthood' , plus around 220 women.
Martin Luther's notion of the 'priesthood' of all believers is particularly helpful here.
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