pastorate

n. priesthood, rank of pastor or minister; group of pastors, group of clergymen

For the bird genus, see Rosy Starling. A pastor is an elder of a Christian church. The word itself is derived from the Latin word which means shepherd. Pastor, shepherd and elder are the same, but are not synonymous with preacher or minister. The qualifications for an elder (also called Pastor, shepherd, or overseer) can be found in I Timothy 3: 1-14;Titus 1:5-9.
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Noun
1. pastors collectively
(hypernym) clergy
2. the position of pastor
(synonym) pastorship
(hypernym) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

(n.)
The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor.
  

Synonyms and related words:
abbacy, administration, apostleship, archbishopric, archdeaconry, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, auspices, bishopdom, bishopric, call, canonicate, canonry, cardinalship, care, care of souls, chaplaincy, chaplainship, charge, church house, clergy house, curacy, cure, custodianship, custody, deaconry, deaconship, deanery, deanship, episcopacy, episcopate, glebe, governance, government, guardianship, guidance, hands, holy orders, jurisdiction, keeping, management, manse, ministry, oversight, parsonage, pastorage, pastoral care, pastorship, patronage, prebend, prebendaryship, prelacy, prelateship, prelature, presbyterate, presbytery, priesthood, priestship, primacy, protectorship, rabbinate, rectorate, rectorship, rectory, sacred calling, safe hands, stewardship, the church, the cloth, the desk, the ministry, the pulpit, tutelage, vicarage, vicariate, vicarship, vocation, ward, wardenship, wardship, watch and ward, wing