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pas·tor·ate (pastər it)

noun

    1. the position, rank, or duties of a pastor
    2. a pastor's term of office
  1. the whole body of pastors or a specific group of these

pastorate Synonyms

pastorate

n.

pastorship, clergy, priesthood; see ministry 2.

pastorate Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • church: This was followed in 1895 by an invitation to take the pastorate of the church located there.

Converse of object

  • serve: Fixed term appointments most calls to ministers to serve pastorates are open ended.
  • have: On this account it would be, I think, of great value to all our students who have pastorates.
  • hold: Their first minister was the Rev. George Larkham, who held the pastorate for 49 years.
  • leave: Finally I came to grips with reality and left the pastorate and went back to being a stockbroker.

Adjective modifier

  • vacant: It would seem that with a wide range of vacant pastorates, there would be no difficulty in making the 'right ' introduction.
  • joint: They began a joint pastorate at Newbury Baptist Church in 1979.
  • local: All my churches have been open to my taking on work outside the local pastorates.
  • first: In 1903 we find him back in Dallas, the scene of his first pastorate.
  • new: However, the main reason for the regrouping was the belief that the new pastorates provided a better basis for mission within the District.
  • particular: It is for the particular pastorate, with the concurrence of the district council, to call a minister.

Modifies a noun

  • profile: The congregation will have prepared a pastorate profile on the basis of which the suitable candidate will be sought.
  • church: Both Congregationalists and Presbyterians had many single pastorate churches.
  • call: The pastorate call group should have confidence in the candidate as a prospective minister before issuing an invitation to preach with a view.
  • group: Normally the pastorate vacancy group will comprise only Elders.
  • vacancy: Normally the pastorate vacancy group will comprise only Elders.
  • leader: This training will be flexible and tailored to the requirements of the pastorate leaders, and will in most cases be a monthly meeting.

Noun used with modifier

  • group: In the case of a joint or group pastorate, there are various options to consider.
  • student: Where students undertake a student pastorate it is usually possible to arrange a bursary.
  • church: There has been a marked decline in single church pastorates which historically had been the prominent feature.

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