pastorpreneur

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pastor +‎ -preneur

Noun[edit]

pastorpreneur (plural pastorpreneurs)

  1. An entrepreneur who sets up churches as a business venture.
    • 2009 March 31, Michiko Kakutani, “Almighty Empire With a Global Reach”, in New York Times[1]:
      This American style of religion has begun to spread around the world through the efforts of what the authors call pastorpreneurs, who have modeled themselves on their American counterparts, building megachurches and entrepreneurial empires.