Definition of Pastor

1. Noun. A person authorized to conduct religious worship. "Clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

Exact synonyms: Curate, Minister, Minister Of Religion, Parson, Rector
Generic synonyms: Clergyman, Man Of The Cloth, Reverend
Specialized synonyms: Ministrant
Derivative terms: Minister, Ministerial, Pastoral, Pastorship

2. Noun. Only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus.
Exact synonyms: Subgenus Pastor
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Genus Sturnus, Sturnus
Member holonyms: Pastor Roseus, Pastor Sturnus, Rose-colored Pastor, Rose-colored Starling

Definition of Pastor

1. n. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.

Definition of Pastor

1. Noun. (rare) A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals. ¹

2. Noun. A minister or a priest in a Christian church. ¹

3. Verb. (Christianity) To serve a congregation as pastor ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pastor

1. to serve as the spiritual overseer of [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Pastor

1. 1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds. 2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically, a minister having the charge of a church and parish. 3. A species of starling (Pastor roseus), native of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts. Origin: L, fr. Pascere, pastum, to pasture, to feed. Cf. Pabulum, Pasture, Food. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pastor

pastings
pastirma
pastis
pastises
pastizzi
pastless
pastmaster
pastness
pastnesses
pastophori
pastophorus
pastor (current term)
pastorage
pastorages
pastoral
pastoral care
pastoral counseling
pastorale
pastorales
pastorali
pastoralism
pastoralisms
pastoralist
pastoralists
pastorally
pastoralness

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