Most of them were military officers, but there were also intelligentsia, doctors, and priests for a total of over 22, 000.

Most of the Anglican priests were Loyalists who fled to England, New York or Canada during the war.

Most often the specific parts assigned to deacon and subdeacon are performed by priests.

Most owners of the Book of the Dead were evidently part of the social elite ; they were initially reserved for the royal family, but later papyri are found in the tombs of scribes, priests and officials.

Most disputes were resolved by local notaries or local parish priests through arbitration in a manner much as had been done in ancient Rome.

Several officially-approved societies of traditionalist priests exist, most notably the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter ( FSSP ), the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest ( ICRSS ), the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, the Institute of the Good Shepherd ( IGS ), the Servants of Jesus and Mary ( Servi Jesu et Mariae, SJM ), the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem ( CRNJ ), the Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius ( SJC ), the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer, and the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney ( PAASJV ).

Most rural priests were married and many urban clergy and bishops had wives and children .” " A terrible picture of the decay both of clerical morality and of all sense of anything like vocation is drawn in the writings of St. Peter Damian, particularly in his Liber Gomorrhianus.

* Petition of certain preachers of Switzerland to the Most Reverend Lord Hugo, Bishop of Constance, that he will not ... endure longer the scandal of harlotry, but allow the priests to marry wives or at least wink at their marriages, JULY 2, 1522 — Huldrych Zwingli

Most churches were closed ; priests and ministers were discriminated against by authorities regardless of their faith, with forms of discrimination including high taxes, forced drafts into military service, arrests and deportations.

Most often the specific parts assigned to deacon and subdeacon are performed by priests.

Most of the students, at that time, were ordained Catholic priests who were reading various subjects offered by the University.

Most Candomblé houses are small, independently owned and managed by the respective higher priests ( female mãe-de-santo or male pai-de-santo ).

Most islets were once occupied by the dwellings of priests.

Most rural priests were married and many urban clergy and bishops had wives and children .” Then in the 12th century the Western Church declared that Holy Orders were not merely a prohibitive but a diriment canonical impediment to marriage, making a marriage by priests invalid and not merely forbidden.

Most Catholics were descendants of Irish immigrants and the church was mostly led by Irish-born priests and bishops.

Most priests, however, use modified shells whose rounded part has been ground away, creating a second, artificial opening.

The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and of the Perpetual Adoration of the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar is a Roman Catholic religious institute of brothers, priests, and nuns.

Most of the temples of Bhairava in Nepal are maintained by Newar priests.

With the following words on 16 June 2009, Benedict XVI officially marked the beginning of the year dedicated to priests, "… On the forthcoming Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday 19 June 2009 – a day traditionally devoted to prayer for the sanctification of the clergy –, I have decided to inaugurate a ‘ Year for Priests ’ in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the dies natalis of John Mary Vianney, the Patron Saint of parish priests worldwide …"

Most of the school's current teaching staff are now lay-persons, although a number of Jesuit priests and brothers take part in the school's administration and chaplaincy.

Most with unmixed Spanish ancestry were Franciscan priests and a few officers probably less than 5 % of the Californio population.

Most children with mage potential are routinely burnt at the stake, but a few are ordained as " black robed " priests ; they will learn to summon demons to keep the people under control.

Most current genome annotation systems work similarly, but the programs available for analysis of genomic DNA, such as the GeneMark program trained and used to find protein-coding genes in Haemophilus influenzae, are constantly changing and improving.

Most provision worldwide is through the state school system of each individual country, and as such the instructors tend to be trained primary-or secondary school teachers that are native speakers of the language of their pupils, not English.

Most Masorti Rabbis are trained at Leo Baeck College, an inter-denominational seminary that ordains non-Orthodox British Rabbis.

Most leaders of the FRELIMO were trained in Moscow.

Most larger jurisdictions also employ specially selected and trained quasi-military units armed with military-grade weapons for the purposes of dealing with particularly violent situations beyond the capability of a patrol officer response, including high-risk warrant service and barricaded suspects.

Most legal professionals were not lawyers but generalists trained in philosophy and literature.

Most professional garden designers are trained in principles of design and in horticulture, and have an expert knowledge and experience of using plants.

Most environmental economists have been trained as economists.

Most ecological economists have been trained as ecologists, but have expanded the scope of their work to consider the impacts of humans and their economic activity on ecological systems and services, and vice-versa.

Most oxygen technicians were trained on the job, although brief training programs began to appear in the late 1940s and 1950s.

Most were trained under apprenticeships and were expected to have a basic knowledge of Latin, ritual and doctrine.

Most of the men who trained at Camp Kearns stayed only a few weeks and were glad to roll away from it on a train to California.

Most of the early Lord Chancellors were members of the clergy ; the first legally trained Lord Chancellor was Robert Parning SL, who was appointed in 1341 and held the office for two years.

Most Fenriks have finished the War Academy as well, and are fully trained officers.

Most assistance dogs will be trained for only one of these, though " combination " dogs do exist.

Most adult educators come from other professions and are not well trained to deal with adult learning issues.

Most of his work has been in the heavy metal styles, but Hamilton, who was trained in jazz guitar, has also worked in other genres.

Most vines are trained in the traditional goblet style where the spurs of the vines are pushed upwards and arranged in a circle, resembling a chalice.

Most Former Qin generals opposed that plan, since maneuvering such a large army in that manner was too complicated for the benefits that might be obtained, especially with so many poorly trained troops.

Most modern chimney sweeps are professionals, and are usually trained to diagnose and repair hazards along with maintenance such as removal of flammable creosote, firebox and damper repair, and smoke chamber repair.

Most notably, engineer Carroll Pratt ( who had been trained by Douglass ) started his own company, Sound One.

Most candidates for the priesthood are trained at St. Leo ’ s Patriarchal Seminary, in suburban Cairo.

Most of the major musical organizations in Baltimore were founded by musicians who trained at the Peabody Institute's Conservatory of Music.

Most Ghazal singers are trained in classical music and sing in either Khyal or Thumri.