pastorize
English
Etymology
pastor + -ize
Verb
pastorize (third-person singular simple present pastorizes, present participle pastorizing, simple past and past participle pastorized)
- (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.
- 1860, John Campbell, John Angel James (page 89)