Deanery is an English word with synonyms like residence or place. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Deanery in a sentence
Deanery meaning
- The position held by a dean.
- The house in which a dean lives.
- The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility.
Using Deanery
- The main meaning on this page is: The position held by a dean. | The house in which a dean lives. | The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility.
- Useful related words include: residence, place, billet, spot.
- In the example corpus, deanery often appears in combinations such as: deanery and, deanery with, the deanery.
Context around Deanery
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deanery
- In this selection, "deanery" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, launde, davenport, minster, churches and holy stand out and add context to how "deanery" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include church rumuepirikom deanery holy trinity and deanery synod members. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deanery" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deanery
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Deanery was recently rated inadequate by Ofsted. (8 words)
Deanery synod members each have a vote in the election of representatives to the diocesan synod. (16 words)
Leading the service was David Palmer, a self-supporting pioneer priest working in the Launde Deanery Minster Community. (18 words)
In 1725, he began the project of founding a college in Bermuda for training ministers and missionaries in the colony, in pursuit of which he gave up his deanery with its income of £1100. (34 words)
When pilgrims enter each of the seven Davenport Deanery churches (see box), a worship aid will be available with Scripture and other helpful ideas for visiting the altar of repose, Father DeRammelaere said. (33 words)
After a stirring rendition of the National Anthem, made all the more poignant as the King was present, the royal party went into the deanery for refreshments. (27 words)
Example sentences (10)
The business concept is to have a destination location at the Old Deanery, with the hotel rooms and the restaurant functioning together.
The Deanery was recently rated inadequate by Ofsted.
After a stirring rendition of the National Anthem, made all the more poignant as the King was present, the royal party went into the deanery for refreshments.
Leading the service was David Palmer, a self-supporting pioneer priest working in the Launde Deanery Minster Community.
When pilgrims enter each of the seven Davenport Deanery churches (see box), a worship aid will be available with Scripture and other helpful ideas for visiting the altar of repose, Father DeRammelaere said.
They also visited St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Rumuepirikom Deanery, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Rumuapara District and Abundant Life Evangel Mission Cathedral.
Joseph P. Calise, to Dean of Queens Deanery 11, while remaining pastor of Transfiguration, and pastor of St. Stanislaus Kostka, Maspeth, effective June 30.
Father Lenzini’s diocesan appointments included serving as dean of the North Central Deanery and on the Presbyteral Council.
Deanery synod members each have a vote in the election of representatives to the diocesan synod.
In 1725, he began the project of founding a college in Bermuda for training ministers and missionaries in the colony, in pursuit of which he gave up his deanery with its income of £1100.
Common combinations with deanery
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: