pastor
Plural: pastors
Noun
- a person authorized to conduct religious worship
- only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus
- Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.
- Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
- A minister or priest in a church.
- The main priest serving a parish.
- A bird, the rosy starling.
Verb
Verb Forms: pastored, pastoring, pastors
- To serve as the spiritual guide or overseer of a congregation.
- To serve a congregation as pastor
Examples
- He would often PASTOR new players, guiding them through the intricacies of Scrabble strategy.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English pastour, from Old French pastor (Modern French pasteur), from Latin pāstor.
Synonyms
curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, rector, subgenus Pastor, elder, parish priest, pastor-teacher, shepherd
Scrabble Score: 8
pastor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpastor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pastor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary