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Example sentences for "prelate"

Lexicographically close words:
prejudices; prejudicial; prejudicially; prejudicing; prelacy; prelates; prelatic; prelatical; prelatist; prelats
  1. Prelate off with his cap, and holding up his hands gave thanks to God who had given him the victory over his enemies.

  2. But this was not before that ambitious prelate had seen the bishops deprived of their seats in the House of Lords, and the Root and Branch Bill for their abolition introduced, as well as the Star Chamber and High Commission Courts abolished.

  3. As certainly," answered the prelate with repellent dignity, "as that the Saviour was right when he called those who were pure in heart blessed above those who were wise and overflowing with knowledge!

  4. This prelate appointed to vacant livings a number of Italian priests whom the people could not understand; a Slav coming to confess had to be supplied with an interpreter.

  5. We expected to find in the habitation of a prelate of such an establishment a most magnificent library, which would furnish an index of his learning and of his taste for letters.

  6. This prelate is said to have been the friend and pupil of Arnold de Villeneuve, by whom he was instructed in all the secrets of alchymy.

  7. That prelate entered cordially into the cause, and launching forth his anathema against the Stedinger as heretics and witches, encouraged all true believers to assist in their extermination.

  8. The prelate takes desire for the honour of God and the salvation of souls, seeking to win them by doctrine and exemplary life.

  9. For if a man loves himself, perverse pride, head and source of every ill, lives in him, whatever his rank may be, prelate or subject.

  10. But when both are joined they give life to the prelate who uses them, and health to the subject if he is not a member of the devil, entirely unwilling to correct himself.

  11. However, if the subject failed to correct himself a thousand times over, the prelate ought not to give up correcting him, and his virtue will be none the less because that wicked man does not profit by it.

  12. That a prelate excommunicating a clerk who has appealed to the King and the Council of the realm is thereby a traitor to God, King, and realm.

  13. That no prelate should excommunicate anyone unless he first knows he is excommunicated by God.

  14. To assert that no one is a civil lord, bishop, or prelate while he is in mortal sin.

  15. With the prelate his relations had to take that character which suited their individual standing.

  16. The prelate rose to go, then hesitated a moment.

  17. And after many of the Church of that most reverend prelate had been taken out of the flesh, his hour also drew near wherein he was to pass out of this world to our Lord.

  18. But when they arrived in Kent, they found that Archbishop Deusdedit had departed this life, and that no other prelate was as yet appointed in his place.

  19. Now this was a priest named Ceadda (Chad), brother of the most reverend prelate Cedd, of whom we have made frequent mention, and abbot of the monastery called Lastingham.

  20. One Sunday at Dijon, as the prelate was ministering in the Church of S.

  21. When this came to the knowledge of William de Rele, the bishop, a wise and circumspect prelate (!

  22. Germain after the body of that prelate had been transferred to it.

  23. It was this prelate who gave him the name of John of God, and prescribed him a kind of habit, though S.

  24. Excommunication was threatened by the proud prelate of the West, and utterly disregarded by King Claudius, who retorted that the pope himself was a heretic.

  25. Here Mrs. Proudie showed evident signs of disapprobation, which no doubt would have been shared by the bishop, had not that worthy prelate been asleep.

  26. That a certain prelate could get twenty thousand one year and his successor in the same diocese only five the next!

  27. The excellent prelate delivered this ex cathedra, as an immortal to a mortal.

  28. Methinks his lordship should be humbler; It fitteth not a prelate so to plead.

  29. Finally it was repaired by Archbishop Wilfrid, the third prelate to succeed to the government of the See and provinces.

  30. It depicts the curious device of a mitred prelate holding a sword in his mouth.

  31. On its site the same prelate erected a second structure of far greater magnificence, a considerable portion of which is still extant.

  32. The prelate had previously established a school here in 1373.

  33. To prevent a like occurrence, this prelate conceived and carried out his idea of covering the aisles with a vaulted roof of stone.

  34. This prelate in 970 purchased the whole of the Isle of Ely from Edgar.

  35. The prelate Nigel, in the reign of Stephen, built a castle here, of which no remains exist, and whose site is now conjectural.

  36. Though this prelate deserves every recognition, yet we are much more indebted to Alan of Walsingham, who designed the Lady Chapel and the octagonal tower and lantern so ably carried out by Hotham.

  37. The death of this prelate was the signal for further dispute in another direction.

  38. By the time that the Normans cast their influence over Worcester, Bishop Wulfstan had gained so much fame for saintliness that it is recorded he was the only English prelate left in charge of his see.

  39. Espolios: property left by a prelate at his death.

  40. There Valour bowed before the rood and book, And kneeling Knighthood served a Prelate Lord; Yet little deigned he on such train to look, Or glance of ruth or pity to afford.

  41. The powerful and warlike prelate with whom our patriots had to contend, possessed a feudal following of knights and esquires, inferior only to that of Edward himself.

  42. Anthony Bek was the first prelate of Durham who was buried within the walls of the cathedral.

  43. The hymn was over, the prelate had begun to deliver his discourse.

  44. The prelate swore on the host, and gave his brother and two of his nephews as hostages.

  45. The prelate seems to regard the more honourable as the true cause.

  46. Having sworn mutual secresy, the king told the prelate that it was in his power to make him pope on condition of his granting him six favours.

  47. He had therefore sent for the best and the holiest prelate in his realm, to advise and counsel with.

  48. From the keeping of an oath so extorted, and so deadly to England, this venerable prelate and mine own soul have freed me.

  49. The brothers rose, and at Alred's sign followed the prelate into the council-room.

  50. The prelate turned, and with him went the conclave.

  51. The prelate shook his head, and the group gained again the ante-hall.

  52. Thus was this wicked prelate left at leisure to premeditate the horrid plot of the famous necklace, the ever memorable fraud, which so fatally verified the presentiments of the Queen.

  53. This prelate remarks that one of the first who entered the Institute of the Friars Minor, was Laurence Octavius, an illustrious man, whose conversion made such a sensation, that it drew into the Order many persons of high rank.

  54. This prelate was of the Colonna family; he was the friend of the poor, and of all worthy persons; he was respected for his many eminent qualities, and had great authority at the Roman court.


  55. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prelate" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    archbishop; canon; chaplain; coadjutor; curate; divine; papa; patriarch; penitentiary; pontiff; prelate; primate; rector; vicar