co-pastorn.
/kəʊˈpɑːstə//kəʊˈpastə/ A joint pastor; a colleague in the pastoral office.
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co-pastor1805
1805 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 3 510 Dr. Priestley..was elected in 1755 copastor to Mr. John Meadows.
1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue x. 481 In the saying of Rowland Hill to his co-pastor Theophilus Jones.
Derivatives
co-ˈpastorate n. joint pastorate of a church.
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society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > pastor > [noun] > office of > office of joint
co-pastorate1881
1881 National Baptist 17 740 With us, co-pastorates or assistant-ministries do not work well.
1885 Manch. Examiner 3 June 5/6 The invitation..to occupy the chair of Hebrew at the Regent's Park College, London, with the co-pastorate at Bloomsbury Chapel.
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