pastorate
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- noun
- /ˈpæstərɪt/
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- In 1986, Swaggart confronted him with charges of adultery and pressured Gorman into resigning the pastorate and ending a budding television ministry.
Examples
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When Edwards began his pastorate to the Stockbridge Indians, he began at the beginning, with a sermon on Genesis 1:27 in which he expounded on human nature before and after the fall.
Academic text (2003) -
Many blessings to you in your new pastorate.
Blog text (12) -
After retirement from the pastorate, the Lord allowed many additional years of active service.
Blog text (11) -
If the priest thinks it's time for him to move on, he can resign his pastorate.
Blog text (16) -
lt's bad enough you refused the pastorate which would have provided you with a living and a home for her and our sisters.
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My one previous pastorate, of thirteen years, was in the small northeastern Pennsylvania town of Tamaqua.
Blog text (34) -
On his return to America, Crafts served a series of pastorates in Methodist churches in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Academic text (2002) -
His audience had been groomed for the pastorate from almost the beginning of their education, and they had been carefully taught both the responsibilities and the rewards of the pastoral office.
Academic text (2004) -
Clarence E. McClendon reportedly began preaching at the age of fifteen, assumed his first pastorate at the age of nineteen, and today serves as Senior Pastor of Full Harvest International Church in Los Angeles, CA.
Blog text (21) -
After retirement from the pastorate, he decided to travel and volunteer in different communities.
Synonyms
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The time a person has a government or church job
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The period when a person leads and cares for a church
The time someone leads a church or university
The job and time when a person leads a church or university
The job of a leader who cares for a local church
How Long
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pastorate comes from pastor 'shepherd' and -ate 'office' or 'time', so it means the job or period when someone serves as a pastor, like a shepherd caring for a flock.