单词 | pastorly |
释义 | pastorlyadj. Of or relating to a pastor; characteristic of or befitting a pastor. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > pastor > [adjective] pastoral?a1475 angelical1609 pastorly1616 1616 A. Champney Treat. Vocation Bishops 222 A fatherly, or pastorlie admonition to the Emperour. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 78 How he can reject the Pastorly Rod, and Sheep-hooke of Christ,..and not feare to fall under the iron Scepter of his anger. 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon To Parl. sig. A2v Who..hath not forborn to scandalize him, unconferr'd with, unadmonisht, undealt with by any Pastorly or brotherly convincement. 1859 H. Bushnell in Life & Lett. (1880) xx. 423 I shall look back..with longings..on these pastorly works and cares. 1990 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Sept. f1 He pauses after these pastorly remarks. 2002 Forth Worth Star Telegram (Nexis) 15 June (News section) 1 Priests who sexually abuse a child..will be stripped of pastorly duties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1616 |
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