pastorate

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The role or responsibilities of a pastor.
    — The old pastor found his pastorate wearying, and longed to retire.
  2. The period of service of a particular pastor to their congregation; their term of office.
    — His pastorate had been marked by several changes in church policy with regards to community outreach.
  3. An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.
    — At the denomination's annual conference, the pastorate had passed a bylaw prohibiting members from performing online marriage ceremonies.

词形变化

pastorates plural

词汇关系

近义词
pastorage

词源

Etymology tree
English pastor
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus, -tūs
Latin -ātusder.
English -ate
English pastorate
From pastor + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people involved with it).
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