pastor
Meanings
Plural: pastors
Noun
- a person authorized to conduct religious worship
- only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus
- Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.
- Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
- A minister or priest in a church.
- The main priest serving a parish.
- A bird, the rosy starling.
Verb
- To serve a congregation as pastor
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English pastour, from Old French pastor (Modern French pasteur), from Latin pāstor.
Synonyms
curate, elder, minister, minister of religion, parish priest, parson, pastor-teacher, rector, shepherd, subgenus Pastor
Scrabble Score: 8
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