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pastorium

[ pa-stawr-ee-uhm, -stohr-, pah- ]

noun

, Southern U.S.
  1. a Baptist parsonage.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pastorium1

1895–1900; < New Latin, equivalent to pās ( tor ) pastor + -tōrium -tory 2
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Example Sentences

Most of us know that living in a church-owned pastorium, almost always next to or near the church, places many duties that are at the “convenience of the employer.”

From Forbes

I wonder how many churches in the United States have built their own house and pastorium and sustained themselves from the start?

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