Dictionary

impastor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪmˈpæstɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of impostor + pastor.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, informal) Someone who pretends to be a pastor; a false teacher.
   • At least you have the common sense not to buy fake religions as touted round by impastors 2006 March 6, Les Hellawell, “Ignorant Atheist Idiots”, in alt.atheism (Usenet):
   • I'm not referring to tattoos. I'm referring the ungodly, foul-mouthed impastor in the back seat. 2014 November 13, @Protestia, X, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2024:
   • I felt even more like an impostor. Impastor. 2011, Greg Paul, Close Enough to Hear God Breathe: The Great Story of Divine Intimacy, Nashville: Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 119:
   • American impastors using the Bible for unnecessary sermon illustrations is no different than this woman tearing it up. 2024 June 23, @farmingandJesus, X, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2024:
   • Anyways, please by all means, this man is an Impastor, and it is wrong of him to present himself as such. 2003 April 26, Celestial, “Belief in God”, in alt.philosophy (Usenet):
   • In this cosplay, @TuckerCarlson plays the Leninist “useful idiot” to the self-ordained impastor, whose delusional desire for power, would round up liberal Episcopalians like Tucker & use blasphemy laws to “disappear” them all from their #datpostmil Utopia 2024 April 15, @DanielRHyde, X, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2024:
   • It’s pretty well known so I’m surprised that all those moronic impastors are so progressive, unless… 2023 October 16, u/Cerberus_Rising, Reddit, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2024:

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