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noun
- 1. a minister in charge of a Christian church or congregation, especially in some non-episcopal churches.
- 2. another term for rose-coloured starling
verb
- 1. be pastor of (a church or congregation): "he pastored Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto"
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A pastor (abbreviated to " Pr " or " Ptr " (both singular), or " Ps " (plural)) is the leader of a Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutheranism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Anglicanism, pastors are always ordained.
noun (1) pas· tor ˈpa-stər. plural pastors. Synonyms of pastor. : a spiritual overseer. especially : a clergyperson serving a local church or parish. pastorship. ˈpa-stər-ˌship. noun. pastor. 2 of 3. verb. pastored; pastoring ˈpa-st (ə-)riŋ. transitive verb. : to serve as pastor of. pastor a church. 3 of 3. noun (2) pas· tor pä-ˈstȯr.
noun. 1. a person, as a priest or minister, in spiritual and jurisdictional charge of a parish, church, congregation, or community. verb transitive. 2. to serve as pastor of. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Pastor is a religious title used mostly in Christian churches. The pastor is a leader within a church who has been ordained and therefore given the authority to conduct religious services. The pastor leads Sunday mass and other types of rituals, such as funerals.
pastor. In some groups of Christians (see also Christian), the clergyman in charge of an individual congregation. The term is used this way in the Lutheran Church and Roman Catholic Church and, to a lesser extent, by Baptists and in the Protestant Episcopal Church. Discover More.
PASTOR definition: 1. a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches 2. a religious leader in certain Protestant…. Learn more.
Definition of pastor noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Pastor definition: A Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group.
1. A Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group. 2. A layperson having spiritual charge over a person or group. 3. Archaic A shepherd. tr.v. pas·tored, pas·tor·ing, pas·tors. To serve or act as pastor of. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pāstor, shepherd; see pā- in Indo-European roots .]
PASTOR meaning: a minister or priest in charge of a church or parish.
