a person having spiritual care of a number of persons.
Ornithology. any of various starlings, especially Sturnus roseus(rosy pastor ) of Europe and Asia.
verb (used with object)
to serve as the pastor of: He pastored the church here for many years.
Origin of pastor
1325–75; <Latin pāstor shepherd, literally, feeder, equivalent to pās-, base of pāscere to put to pasture, feed + -tor-tor; replacing Middle English pastour<Anglo-French
One Democrat — Raphael Warnock, the pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church — has consolidated the large majority of the Democratic vote following endorsements from Barack Obama and other prominent Democrats.
Will Georgia Turn Blue?|Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com)|October 14, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
So, yeah, that was kind of that, and talking to my pastor about faith, were kind of the last hurdles I had to get over.
Why Caitlyn Jenner Stopped Talking About Politics|Eugene Robinson|October 13, 2020|Ozy
Shemar had an Xbox but no computer, so the pastor at our church, Rob Hoch, said that it would reimburse me for buying Shemar a laptop.
The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning|by Alec MacGillis|September 28, 2020|ProPublica
As The Conversation noted in May, there are pastors who have begun bringing QAnon into their Zoom sermons.
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead.|Abby Ohlheiser|August 26, 2020|MIT Technology Review
When we spoke, Frailey was torn between sharing his story, which he feels could help other pastors and Christians realize they aren’t alone, and making sure he isn’t shutting the door forever on the families who have walked away from his church.
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead.|Abby Ohlheiser|August 26, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Pastor Gaylard Williams earned a good reputation among his evangelical ilk.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pastor told sheriff deputies that he spoke with the younger man “but said nothing inappropriate.”
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The victim, whom The Daily Beast is not naming, asked what Williams wanted and the pastor allegedly “reached in and grabbed him.”
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I only touched his shoulder,” the pastor told sheriffs, according to the police report.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His grandfather, a pastor, had visited the church decades before—in the 1980s—when the church was popular within the community.
Beaten By His Church for Being Gay|Justin Jones|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One evening the pastor, on his way from visiting a sick person, called in at Hans' house, and sat by the fire to warm himself.
The German Lieutenant and Other Stories|August Strindberg
The pastor flushed, turned away, and hurried into the courtyard without a word.
More Tales by Polish Authors|Various
I know what it means to be left all alone in that turmoil—She's pulling my coat again, Pastor!
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11|Friedrich Spielhagen
Pastor Martens was so overjoyed that he could scarcely take his usual midday nap.
Garman and Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
They consider that their work among the children is similar to a pastor's work among his people.
Modern Persia|Mooshie G. Daniel
British Dictionary definitions for pastor
pastor
/ (ˈpɑːstə) /
noun
a clergyman or priest in charge of a congregation
a person who exercises spiritual guidance over a number of people
an archaic word for shepherd (def. 1)
Also called: rosy pastora S Asian starling, Sturnus roseus, having glossy black head and wings and a pale pink body
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.