pastor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpæs.tɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɑː.stə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English pastour, from Old French pastor (Modern French pasteur), from Latin pāstor.
Meanings
- (archaic) Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.
- (countable) Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people. ▸ A minister or priest in a church.
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(US, countable) Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people. ▸ The main priest serving a parish.
The pastor told CNN on Tuesday that no members of his megachurch have contracted the virus. MacArthur also said he doubted the accuracy of California’s coronavirus numbers. […] Most of the pastors who have bucked the rules are fringe figures in American Christianity.
2020 August 12, Daniel Burke, “California church defies public health orders, holds indoor services for thousands with no social distancing”, in CNN:
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A bird, the rosy starling.
Agricultural officers have put it on record that the pastor must on balance be considered beneficial on account of the vast quantities of locusts which it destroys.
1944, Country Life, volume 95, page 820:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pastors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pastour | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Coordinates
rabbi · parochial vicar · sangha · rabbi · guru · imam · guru · sangha · imam
Deriveds
pastorpreneur · pastorly · pastorize · pastress · subpastor · pastorship · rose-coloured pastor · impastor · pastorate · pastoress · rosy pastor · pastoral · pastorhood · rose-colored pastor · pastorage · pastorlike · copastor · pastorless
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
shepherd · elder · pastor-teacher · shepherd · parish priest
Translations (76)
et pastor (minister or priest) · cmn 傳道人 /传道人 (minister or priest) · uk па́стор (minister or priest) · hu lelkipásztor (minister or priest) · fi pastori (minister or priest) · ca pastor (minister or priest) · ca mossèn (minister or priest) · sh pȁstor (minister or priest) · yue 牧師 /牧师 (minister or priest) · he כֹּמֶר (minister or priest) · bg па́стор (minister or priest) · de Pastor (minister or priest) · it pastore (main priest serving a parish) · vi mục sư (minister or priest) · ar قِسِّيس (minister or priest) · vi cha chính xứ (main priest serving a parish) · hu pásztor (minister or priest) · ru па́стор (minister or priest) · tl pastor (main priest serving a parish) · yue 傳道人 /传道人 (minister or priest) · it pastore (minister or priest) · fi pappi (minister or priest) · ky пастор (minister or priest) · id pendeta (minister or priest) · ka პასტორი (minister or priest) · id pastor (minister or priest) · lv mācītājs (minister or priest) · cs pastor (minister or priest) · pl proboszcz (main priest serving a parish) · ro păstor (minister or priest) · he כומר (minister or priest) · el εφημέριος (main priest serving a parish) · pl pastor (minister or priest) · cmn 牧師 /牧师 (minister or priest) · be па́стар (minister or priest) · dsb faraŕ (main priest serving a parish) · th ศิษยาภิบาล (minister or priest) · kix āmpāu (minister or priest) · tl pastor (minister or priest) · ru настоя́тель (main priest serving a parish) · id pastor (main priest serving a parish) · uk настоя́тель (main priest serving a parish) · nb pastor (minister or priest) · uz pastor (minister or priest) · sl pastor (minister or priest) · sh па̏стор (minister or priest) · pdt Prädja (minister or priest) · fa-ira کَشیش (minister or priest) · fr pasteur (minister or priest) · ca mossèn (main priest serving a parish) · de Pastorin (minister or priest) · ko 목사 (minister or priest) · kk пастор (minister or priest) · vi cha chánh xứ (main priest serving a parish) · az pastor (minister or priest) · vi cha xứ (main priest serving a parish) · el πάστορας (minister or priest) · ca rector (main priest serving a parish) · lt pastorius (minister or priest) · tr pastör (minister or priest) · dsb faraŕ (minister or priest) · mk пастор (minister or priest) · sq pastor (minister or priest) · sk pastor (minister or priest) · nl priester (minister or priest) · fi pastori (main priest serving a parish) · es pastor (minister or priest) · ja 牧師 (minister or priest) · da pastor (minister or priest) · ca sacerdot (minister or priest) · fa-ira قِسّیس (minister or priest) · sv pastor (minister or priest) · tg пастор (minister or priest) · ca capellà (minister or priest) · pt pastor (minister or priest) · hy պաստոր (minister or priest)