pastorize

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English

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Etymology

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From pastor +‎ -ize.

Verb

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pastorize (third-person singular simple present pastorizes, present participle pastorizing, simple past and past participle pastorized)

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