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pastorium

[ pa-stawr-ee-uhm, -stohr-, pah- ]
/ pæˈstɔr i əm, -ˈstoʊr-, pɑ- /

noun Southern U.S.

a Baptist parsonage.

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Origin of pastorium

1895–1900; <New Latin, equivalent to pās(tor) pastor + -tōrium-tory2

Words nearby pastorium

pastoralize, pastoral letter, pastoral prayer, pastoral theology, pastorate, pastorium, pastorship, pastose, past participle, past perfect, past progressive
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