Definitions for pastorˈpæs tər, ˈpɑ stər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pas•torˈpæs tər, ˈpɑ stər(n.)
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
Category: Religion
a person having spiritual care of a number of persons.
Origin of pastor:
1325–75; ME pastour (< AF) < L pāstor shepherd =pās-, base of pāscere to put to pasture , feed + -tor -tor
pas′tor•ship`(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector(noun)
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
"clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
Pastor, subgenus Pastor(noun)
only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus
Wiktionary
pastor(Noun)
A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals.
pastor(Noun)
A minister or a priest in a Christian church.
pastor(Verb)
To serve a congregation as pastor
Origin: pastor (Modern French pasteur), from pastor.
Webster Dictionary
Pastor(noun)
a shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds
Pastor(noun)
a guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish
Pastor(noun)
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
Translations for pastor
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
pastor(noun)
a minister of religion, especially of the Protestant church.
- domineeAfrikaans
- قِسّيس، راعي كنيسَهArabic
- свещеникBulgarian
- pastorPortuguese (BR)
- pastorCzech
- der PfarrerGerman
- præst; pastorDanish
- πάστοραςGreek
- pastorSpanish
- pastorEstonian
- کشیشFarsi
- pappiFinnish
- pasteurFrench
- כּוֹמֶרHebrew
- पादरीHindi
- pastor, protestantski svećenikCroatian
- lelkipásztorHungarian
- pendetaIndonesian
- (sóknar)presturIcelandic
- pastoreItalian
- 牧師Japanese
- 목사Korean
- pastoriusLithuanian
- mācītājsLatvian
- pastorMalay
- domineeDutch
- prestNorwegian
- pastorPolish
- کشیشPersian
- كشيش، پادري، پير، شپونPashto
- pastorPortuguese
- pastorRomanian
- пасторRussian
- pastorSlovak
- pastorSlovenian
- protestanski sveštenikSerbian
- präst, pastorSwedish
- บาทหลวงThai
- papazTurkish
- (基督教的)牧師Chinese (Trad.)
- пасторUkrainian
- پروٹسٹنٹ چرچ کا روحاني رہ نما، پادريUrdu
- mục sưVietnamese
- （基督教的）牧师Chinese (Simp.)
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