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PASTORATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pastorate mean?
• PASTORATE (noun)
The noun PASTORATE has 2 senses:
1. pastors collectively
2. the position of pastor
Familiarity information: PASTORATE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pastors collectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("pastorate" is a kind of...):
clergy (in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The position of pastor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
pastorate; pastorship
Hypernyms ("pastorate" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
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