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pastorship

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[pas-ter-ship, pah-ster-] / ˈpæs tərˌʃɪp, ˈpɑ stər- /

noun

  1. the position, authority, or office of a pastor.


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Etymology

Origin of pastorship

First recorded in 1555–65; pastor + -ship

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When her kids were grown enough, she applied to nursing school and got her training in ministry, then pastorship so she could start her own church.

From Washington Post Dec. 21, 2020

In September 1954, the couple moved to Montgomery, where Martin had received his first pastorship at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.

From The Guardian Feb. 3, 2018

Four weeks ago, he decided to leave a pastorship in Alabama and go home for good.

From Time Mar. 8, 2011

He served his student pastorship in New York slum parishes, preached to congregations in Illinois, Massachusetts and Maine before applying for the Paris church in 1962.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he had entered college, his father had taken a new pastorship in Terre Haute.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

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