pastorium

[pa-stawr-ee-uhm, -stohr-, pah-]

noun

Southern U.S.

1. a Baptist parsonage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pastorium¹

1895–1900; < New Latin, equivalent to pās ( tor ) pastor + -tōrium -tory ²

Example Sentences

Most of us know that living in a church-owned pastorium, almost always next to or near the church, places many duties that are at the “convenience of the employer.”

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I wonder how many churches in the United States have built their own house and pastorium and sustained themselves from the start?

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