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chaplaincy

American  
[chap-lin-see] / ˈtʃæp lɪn si /

noun

  • chaplaincies
    plural
  1. the role, position, or tenure of a chaplain.


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The change affects how the military tracks and organizes religious affiliation data used for chaplaincy services, accommodations, and internal reporting.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

She joined Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2007 and became head of chaplaincy in 2020.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2024

But many chaplains and interfaith organizations oppose the chaplaincy campaign, calling the motivation offensive and describing the dangers of introducing a position of authority to children without clear standards or boundaries.

From Seattle Times Mar. 29, 2024

The Reverend Derek JamesJohnston, lead chaplain at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - for services to chaplaincy and wellbeing during Covid-19.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2023

The words st. peter’s catholic chaplaincy, university OF Nigeria seemed to twinkle as Amaka and I walked into the incense-scented church.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Churches, schools and chaplaincies were some 3,000 priests short.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last fall, Baptist Dr. Alfred Carpenter made a two-month, 33,000-mile tour of U.S. chaplaincies from Casablanca to Japan, Korea and the Pacific for the Navy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most of the 43 work in such careers as teaching or chaplaincies and perform regular parish work only on temporary weekend assignments.

From Time Magazine Archive

A vexatious problem to U. S. Protestant churches and to the U. S. Department of Justice has been prison chaplaincies.

From Time Magazine Archive

In making this proposal I had in view, not only the unsectarian feature embodied in our charter, but my observation of university chaplaincies generally.

From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 by Andrew Dickson White

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