pastor
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tər, ˈpɑ noun
1.
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
2.
a person having spiritual care of a number of persons.
3.
Ornithology. any of various starlings, especially Sturnus roseus (rosy pastor) of Europe and Asia.
verb (used with object)
4.
to serve as the pastor of: He pastored the church here for many years.
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World English Dictionary
pastor (ˈpɑːstə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a clergyman or priest in charge of a congregation |
| 2. | a person who exercises spiritual guidance over a number of people |
| 3. | an archaic word for shepherd |
| 4. | Also called: rosy pastor a S Asian starling, Sturnus roseus, having glossy black head and wings and a pale pink body |
| [C14: from Latin: shepherd, from pascere to feed] | |
| 'pastorship | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
pastor
mid-13c., "shepherd," also "spiritual guide, shepherd of souls" (late 14c.), from O.Fr. pastur "herdsman, shepherd" (12c.), from L. pastorem (nom. pastor) "shepherd," from pastus, pp. of pascere "to lead to pasture, graze," from PIE base *pa- "to tend, keep, pasture, feed, guard" (see
food). The spiritual sense was in Church Latin (cf. Gregory's "Cura Pastoralis"). The verb in the Christian sense is from 1872.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
pastor definition
In some groups of Christians, 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.
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Example sentences
Pastor struck by falling roof ice dam, subsequently died from complications.
Consult your pastor about the choice between sightlessness and personal bankruptcy.
Or, along with raw white onion, as the perfect top for tacos al pastor.
Maybe the pastor asked them to leave because they were becoming a distraction.
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