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canonry
noun as in clergy
Strongest match
noun as in priesthood
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The Dread Arrest had been solemnly recognised, and that wretched canonry at Wareham was irrevocably pronounced for doom.
He was 67 years of age, and was appointed to his canonry in 1867.
They had discussed the priest's canonry, and the order for the crucifix.
And everybody knows that the author is almost certain to be offered the first vacant canonry in his own cathedral.
His activity was so notorious that he was exiled from court, but was consoled by a canonry at Toledo.
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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to canonry, such as: priesthood, cardinalate, clerics, conclave, ecclesiastics, and pastorate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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