Etymology
From Middle English pastour, from Old French pastor (modern French pasteur), from Latin pāstor.
Noun
pastor (plural pastors)
- Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people
- (Protestantism) A minister or priest in a church.
- (Roman Catholicism) The main priest serving a parish.
- A bird, the rosy starling.
Derived terms
- pastorage
- pastoral
- pastorate
- pastoress
- rosy pastor
Verb
pastor (third-person singular simple present pastors, present participle pastoring, simple past and past participle pastored)
- (Christianity, transitive, intransitive) To serve a congregation as pastor.
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