How do you use Pastorate in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like clergy or place, plus the exact meaning.
Pastorate meaning
- The role or responsibilities of a pastor.
- The period of service of a particular pastor to their congregation; their term of office.
- An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.
Using Pastorate
- The main meaning on this page is: The role or responsibilities of a pastor. | The period of service of a particular pastor to their congregation; their term of office. | An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.
- Useful related words include: clergy, place, billet, spot.
- In the example corpus, pastorate often appears in combinations such as: the pastorate.
Context around Pastorate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pastorate
- In this selection, "pastorate" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, committee, alone and solomon stand out and add context to how "pastorate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include during the pastorate of patrick and for the pastorate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pastorate" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pastorate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Still, the young man left his pastorate in Schenectady, New York, and became an Army chaplain. (16 words)
Under his presence, the church underwent important transformations, evolving from an administrative committee to a pastorate committee. (17 words)
He was appointed to Saumur in 1633, and to the professor's chair along with the pastorate. (17 words)
Edwards's grandfather and predecessor in the pastorate, Solomon Stoddard, had been even more liberal, holding that the Supper was a converting ordinance and that baptism was a sufficient title to all the privileges of the church. (37 words)
During the pastorate of Patrick Grogan the roof of the church was once again tiled, the convent and present rectory were built, and a new fountain was placed in the garden. (31 words)
The pastorate alone and the work that is demanded of us can create unique pressures and problems to which only fellow pastors can relate and assist in solving the problems. (30 words)
Example sentences (7)
Still, the young man left his pastorate in Schenectady, New York, and became an Army chaplain.
Under his presence, the church underwent important transformations, evolving from an administrative committee to a pastorate committee.
It was during seminary studies that Dora met her husband, Don Campbell, who was studying for the pastorate.
The pastorate alone and the work that is demanded of us can create unique pressures and problems to which only fellow pastors can relate and assist in solving the problems.
During the pastorate of Patrick Grogan the roof of the church was once again tiled, the convent and present rectory were built, and a new fountain was placed in the garden.
Edwards's grandfather and predecessor in the pastorate, Solomon Stoddard, had been even more liberal, holding that the Supper was a converting ordinance and that baptism was a sufficient title to all the privileges of the church.
He was appointed to Saumur in 1633, and to the professor's chair along with the pastorate.
Common combinations with pastorate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: