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pastor

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nounverb
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As a noun, pastor means a shepherd. As a verb, it means serve a congregation as pastor.

Meanings of pastor

7 meanings

noun

  1. now rareA shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals.

  2. Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people

  3. protestantismA minister or priest in a church.

  4. roman catholicismUSThe main priest serving a parish.

  5. A bird, the rosy starling.

  6. A person authorized to conduct religious worshipperson

    “clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches”

    Similar: curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, rector

verb

  1. christianityTo serve a congregation as pastor

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

pastor around the world

USThe main priest serving a parish.

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a person authorized to conduct religious worship
curateminister of religionministerparsonrector

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