Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A state or system of itinerating, especially in the role or office of public speaker, minister, or judge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of traveling from place to place; especially, a going about from place to place in the discharge of duty or the prosecution of business: as, the itinerancy of circuit judges or of commercial travelers.
- noun Especially, in the Meth. Ch., the system of rotation governing the ministry of that church.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A passing from place to place.
- noun A discharge of official duty involving frequent change of residence; the custom or practice of discharging official duty in this way; also, a body of persons who thus discharge official duty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or quality of being
itinerant - noun The Methodist
pastorate ; or itinerant preaching in general
Etymologies
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Examples
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The itinerancy is maintained throughout all ranks of ministers.
Religious Bodies: 1906 United States. Bureau of the Census. 1906
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The itinerancy is observed, and ministers are paid such salaries as are agreed upon by the members of the church they serve.
Religious Bodies: 1906 United States. Bureau of the Census. 1906
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The Rev. SAMUEL TODD, my esteemed colleague in the itinerancy was a faithful brother, a sincere friend, a consistent, uniform Christian, an exemplary minister, a husband indeed, an affectionate, tender parent, which I presume will not be denied by any that knew him.
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The permanent character of his position is the more remarkable from the fact that "itinerancy" has from the very beginning been a distinctive feature of Methodism.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Pakistan's recent run of encouraging form has come in the face not only of the disruption caused by the spot-fixing affair, but also of the team's itinerancy.
Pakistan Transformed for Test vs. England Richard Lord 2012
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But for an instant, it is liberating to believe that most of the people in this book would never trade itinerancy for routine and standardization.
Boing Boing 2009
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The office, which receives $400 million annually, funds summer camps, tutors and a smattering of local liaisons who aim to to alleviate the disruptions of itinerancy.
For migrant students, a cycle of dwindling opportunities Kevin Sieff 2010
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The office, which receives $400 million annually, funds summer camps, tutors and a smattering of local liaisons who aim to to alleviate the disruptions of itinerancy.
For migrant students, a cycle of dwindling opportunities Kevin Sieff 2010
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The office, which receives $400 million annually, funds summer camps, tutors and a smattering of local liaisons who aim to to alleviate the disruptions of itinerancy.
For migrant students, a cycle of dwindling opportunities Kevin Sieff 2010
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Roberts was among the first to figure out that television solved forever the riddle of itinerancy.
Randall Balmer: Oral Roberts' Death Leaves Legacy Of Televangelism 2009
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