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pastorize en · VERB

Etymology

From pastor + -ize.

Meanings

1. (archaic, intransitive) To perform the religious duties of a pastor.
   • In a great variety of ways pastorizing could be better attended to were the staff of preachers on our stations increased. 1876, The Primitive Methodist Magazine, page 64:
   • To ascertain what he actually was, how he preached and pastorized, the distant reader has only to consult his various works. 1860, John Campbell, John Angel James, page 89:

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