Pastorize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To perform the religious duties of a pastor. archaic, intransitive

    "To ascertain what he actually was, how he preached and pastorized, the distant reader has only to consult his various works."

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"To ascertain what he actually was, how he preached and pastorized, the distant reader has only to consult his various works."

Etymology

From pastor + -ize.

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