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pastor meaning

EN[ˈpɑːstə]
WPastor
  • A pastor (UK: /ˈpɑːstə/; US: /ˈpæstər/) is usually an ordained leader of a Christian congregation.
pastor
  • NounPLpastors
    1. (now rare) A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals.
      1. Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
        1. A Muslim imam.
          1. A minister or a priest in a Christian church.
          2. VerbSGpastorsPRpastoringPT, PPpastored
            1. (Christianity) To serve a congregation as pastor.
              1. As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office.
          3. More Examples
            1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
              • When I'm in trouble, I turn to my pastor to help me. ‎
              • Well, if you ask me, Pastor Hawkins is trying to hold with the hare and run with the hounds by opposing casino gambling when his church operates a bingo game every Thursday night.
              • The pastor told his parishoners, "Until the day comes where I am no longer able to preach, I'll call 'em as I see 'em when it comes to our fallen morality."
            2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
              • Pastor Andres's public voice was deep and rumbly; with the mike overamplifying him, and the faint Hispanic accent, he was hard to understand.

          Meaning of pastor for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "pastor" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.
          • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
            1. Nouns
              • Countable nouns
              • Verbs
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