pastorship
/'pɑ:stəʃip/
Definition
- Noun:
- The position, office, or role of a pastor: "Pastorship" refers specifically to the status, duties, and authority associated with being a pastor, the spiritual leader of a Christian church or congregation.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- After years of service, he was formally offered the pastorship of the large downtown church.
- Her primary duties in the pastorship include preaching, counseling, and community outreach.
Advanced Usage
- "To assume/take on the pastorship": to formally begin serving in the role of pastor.
- She will assume the pastorship at the beginning of the new year.
- "A vacant pastorship": a pastor's position that is currently unfilled.
- The congregation formed a committee to search for a candidate for the vacant pastorship.
Variants and Related Words
- Pastor (n): a minister in charge of a Christian church or congregation.
- The pastor delivered a powerful sermon.
- Pastoral (adj): relating to the spiritual guidance or care provided by a pastor, or more broadly, to the countryside.
- He provides excellent pastoral care to his parishioners.
Synonyms
- Ministry: the profession, duties, or period of service of a religious minister.
- Clergy: the body of all people ordained for religious duties in a Christian church.
Related Phrases
- "To hold a pastorship": to occupy the position of pastor.
- He has held the pastorship there for over a decade.
Noun
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the position of pastor
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