Meaning of PASTORATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'pasturit
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- [n] the position of pastor
- [n] pastors collectively
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| | Synonyms: | | pastorship |
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| | See Also: | | berth, clergy, office, place, position, post, situation, spot | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pas"tor*ate\, n. [Cf. F. pastorat. See {Pastor}.]
The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor.
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| | Related Terms: | | abbacy, administration, apostleship, archbishopric, archdeaconry, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, auspices, bishopdom, bishopric, call, canonicate, canonry, cardinalship, care, care of souls, chaplaincy, chaplainship, charge, church house, clergy house, curacy, cure, custodianship, custody, deaconry, deaconship, deanery, deanship, episcopacy, episcopate, glebe, governance, government, guardianship, guidance, hands, holy orders, jurisdiction, keeping, management, manse, ministry, oversight, parsonage, pastorage, pastoral care, pastorship, patronage, prebend, prebendaryship, prelacy, prelateship, prelature, presbyterate, presbytery, priesthood, priestship, primacy, protectorship, rabbinate, rectorate, rectorship, rectory, sacred calling, safe hands, stewardship, the church, the cloth, the desk, the ministry, the pulpit, tutelage, vicarage, vicariate, vicarship, vocation, ward, wardenship, wardship, watch and ward, wing |
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