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pastor
[pas-ter, pah-ster]
noun
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
a person having spiritual care of a number of persons.
Ornithology., any of various starlings, especially Sturnus roseus rosy pastor of Europe and Asia.
verb (used with object)
to serve as the pastor of.
He pastored the church here for many years.
pastor
/ ˈpɑːstə /
noun
a clergyman or priest in charge of a congregation
a person who exercises spiritual guidance over a number of people
an archaic word for shepherd
Also called: rosy pastor. a S Asian starling, Sturnus roseus, having glossy black head and wings and a pale pink body
pastor
In some groups of Christians (see also Christian), the clergyman in charge of an individual congregation. The term is used this way in the Lutheran Church and Roman Catholic Church and, to a lesser extent, by Baptists and in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Other Word Forms
- pastorship noun
- pastorless adjective
- pastorlike adjective
- pastorly adjective
- subpastor noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pastor1
Example Sentences
A pastor who was protesting at a detention center was shot in the head with a pepper ball.
Rinderknecht’s parents live in France, where his father is a citizen, according to Shawn Hurley, a pastor with Meadowbrook Baptist Church in Lima, Ohio, who has known the family for 30 years.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shooting pastors while praying.
The text said that the other pastor had been detained while visiting the southern city of Shenzhen.
Mr Stewart was also a firefighter for the Waverly Department of Public Safety and served as a pastor at The Log Church.
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