| 单词 | pastor |
| 释义 | pastor (once / 441 pages) n A pastor is someone with the authority to lead religious services. Pastors lead church services and help others worship. 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. Members of the congregation may seek a pastor for advice. Within a religious community, a pastor is someone respected very much. WORD FAMILYpastor: pastoral, pastors, pastorship+/pastoral: pastorally, pastorals/pastorship: pastorships USAGE EXAMPLESThe Protestant pastor says he believes in a larger meaning of civility, a definition that captures a truly civil approach to social justice. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) To this day the limited case documentation provided to the family doesn’t specify which “terror” organization the pastor supposedly joined. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Tim tells people all the time that for the first 49 years of his life, he would do anything for God, but be a pastor. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) n a person authorized to conduct religious worship Syn|Hypo|Hyper curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, rector ministrant someone who serves as a minister clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church Pastor (once / 3003 pages) n WORD FAMILY Pastor: Pastors USAGE EXAMPLESPastor Brunson’s treatment is also symptomatic of growing Christian persecution in Turkey. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) When White’s role in the swearing-in ceremony was reported Wednesday, the Daily Beast said in a headline, “Shady Pastor to Pray With Trump at Inauguration.” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Before Holy Communion commences, Pastor Diggs calls the youth forward to speak to them directly. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) n only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus Syn|Hyper subgenus Pastor bird genus a genus of birds |
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