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Definition of pastor - 2 dictionary results

pas⋅tor

[pas-ter, pah-ster]
–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, esp. 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.

Origin:
1325–75; < L pāstor shepherd, lit., feeder, equiv. to pās-, base of pāscere to put to pasture, feed + -tor -tor; r. ME pastour < AF


pas⋅tor⋅less, adjective
pas⋅tor⋅like, pas⋅tor⋅ly, adjective
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pas·tor   (pās'tər)   
n.  
  1. A Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group.

  2. A layperson having spiritual charge over a person or group.

  3. A shepherd.

tr.v.   pas·tored, pas·tor·ing, pas·tors
To serve or act as pastor of.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pāstor, shepherd; see pā- in Indo-European roots.]
pas'tor·ship' n.
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