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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
- pastorless adjective
- pastorlike adjective
- pastorly adjective
- subpastor noun
- pastorship noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pastor1
Example Sentences
He and other Mercy Culture pastors created Campaign University after working on Texas political campaigns, including the legislator’s, through For Liberty & Justice.
In nearby Broadview, home to the region’s main ICE detention facility, rooftop migra shot pepper balls at protesters below, including a pastor.
Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, murdered by the SS before he could be freed by Allied troops, is lionized in American churches, and his letters from prison became standard reading in Bible studies.
Heather's husband Ian Wilkinson, a local pastor, survived after recovering from a coma, and still has ongoing health issues related to the poisoning.
Around this time, authorities also rounded up several pastors and church members in cities like Beijing.
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