pastor

pas·tor

P0103800 (păs′tər)n.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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pāstor, shepherd; see pā- in Indo-European roots.]

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pas′tor·ship′ n.

pastor

(ˈpɑːstə) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a clergyman or priest in charge of a congregation2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a person who exercises spiritual guidance over a number of people3. (Agriculture) an archaic word for shepherd¹4. (Animals) Also called: rosy pastor a S Asian starling, Sturnus roseus, having glossy black head and wings and a pale pink body[C14: from Latin: shepherd, from pascere to feed] ˈpastorˌship n

pas•tor

(ˈpæs tər, ˈpɑ stər)

n. 1. a minister or priest in charge of a church. 2. a person having spiritual care of a number of persons. [1325–75; Middle English pastour (< Anglo-French) < Latin pāstor shepherd =pās-, base of pāscere to put to pasture, feed + -tor -tor] pas′tor•like`, pas′tor•ly, adj. pas′tor•ship`, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pastor - a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, rectorclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Churchministrant - someone who serves as a minister
	2.	Pastor - only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genussubgenus Pastorbird genus - a genus of birdsgenus Sturnus, Sturnus - type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlingsPastor roseus, Pastor sturnus, rose-colored pastor, rose-colored starling - glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian

pastor

noun clergyman, minister, priest, vicar, divine, parson, rector, curate, churchman, ecclesiastic the pastor of the local Episcopalian church

Translations

基督教的牧师

pastor

(ˈpaːstə) noun a minister of religion, especially of the Protestant church. (基督教的)牧師 （基督教的）牧师 ˈpastoral adjective1. of country life. a pastoral scene. 鄉村生活的 乡村生活的2. of a pastor, or his work. pastoral responsibilities. 牧師的 牧师的