Congregation vs Pastorage - What's the difference?
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The act of congregating or collecting together.
A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsary form).
A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the universal church
A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.
Any large gathering of people
The collective noun for eagles.
The main body of university staff, comprising academics, administrative staff, heads of colleges, etc.
Home or offices of a pastor; comparable to a rectory
The role or responsibilities of a pastor.
:The old pastor found his pastorage wearying, and longed to retire.
The period of service of a particular pastor to his congregation; his term of office.
:His pastorage had been marked by several changes in church policy with regards to community outreach.
An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.
:At the denomination's annual conference, the pastorage had passed a bylaw prohibiting members from performing online marriage ceremonies.
As nouns the difference between congregation and pastorage
is that congregation is congregation while pastorage is home or offices of a pastor; comparable to a rectory.congregation
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(en noun)Derived terms
* congregational * congregationalismpastorage
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(en noun)- "The pastorage is in front of you," he says, "but the clergyman is not at home, there is no one at the pastorage."
(from The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf, Little, Brown and company, 1910,As Retrieved 2009-09-16