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pas·tor·ate  (pstr-t)
n.
1. The office, rank, or jurisdiction of a pastor.
2. A pastor's term of office with one congregation.
3. A body of pastors.
pastorate [ˈpɑːstərɪt]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the office or term of office of a pastor
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a body of pastors; pastors collectively
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Noun1.pastorate - pastors collectively
clergy - in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
2.pastorate - the position of pastor
pastorship
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
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19, but the 25th anniversary of his local pastorate was July 13.
Webster priest marks milestones by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
She was inducted into the pastorate at a service led by Yorkshire Synod Moderator, the Rev Kevin Watson.
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Reed graduated from the Union Theological Seminary of Virginia and served several pastorates before being appointed in 1898 to the position of Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity at Columbia Theological Seminary, South Carolina.
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