Sekirov Dictionary

pastor

UK /ˈpɑː.stə/US /ˈpæs.tɚ/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 3

noun5

a person who leads a church group and cares for the faith of its members
A minister or priest in a church.
(US) The main priest serving a parish.
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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
(no longer used) Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.

verb1

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To serve a congregation as pastor.
- As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office. — 2009

forms

pastored · pastoring · pastors

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