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pastor

[ 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, especially Sturnus roseus rosy pastor of Europe and Asia.


verb (used with object)

  1. to serve as the pastor of:

    He pastored the church here for many years.

pastor

/ ˈ±èɑ˲õ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  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 calledrosy pastor a S Asian starling, Sturnus roseus, having glossy black head and wings and a pale pink body
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pastor

  1. 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 .
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è²¹²õ³Ù´Ç°ùËŒ²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è²¹²õt´Ç°ù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ±è²¹²õt´Ç°ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð ±è²¹²õt´Ç°ù·±ô²â adjective
  • ²õ³Ü²ú·±è²¹²õt´Ç°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pastor1

1325–75; < Latin ±èÄå²õ³Ù´Ç°ù shepherd, literally, feeder, equivalent to ±èÄå²õ-, base of ±èÄå²õ³¦±ð°ù±ð to put to pasture, feed + -tor -tor; replacing Middle English pastour < Anglo-French
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pastor1

C14: from Latin: shepherd, from pascere to feed
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From this starting point, my investigation expanded beyond the church to incorporate other types of workplaces, finding the same struggles I saw with Black pastors in Latina professors and Asian marketers.

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He recalls a story about a pastor who preached every Sunday on the radio.

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As senior pastor at West Croydon Baptist Church, Rev Larbi knew all too well about the fear of knife crime experienced by many in the borough.

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Since then, at least a dozen Dallas-area churches or pastors have been accused of committing or concealing sexual misconduct — allegations that have ensnared some of the area’s most prominent leaders and institutions.

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“I don’t need him to be my moral compass. I don’t need him to be my pastor. I’m more concerned about things that affect me personally, selfishly — taxes, inflation,†Sims said.

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