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pastorship

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

noun

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


Other Word Forms

  • subpastorship noun

Etymology

Origin of pastorship

First recorded in 1555–65; pastor + -ship

Example Sentences

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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

The great lesson which German Protestants have learned, under Otto Dibelius' pastorship, is that they can no longer take their church and their faith for granted.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand