pastor
/ˈpɑː.stə/US/ˈpæs.tɚ/
pastor noun: someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.
Noun
pastor (plural pastors)
- Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.
- A minister or priest in a church.
- Synonyms:
- shepherd, elder, pastor-teacher
- The main priest serving a parish.
- The pastor told CNN on Tuesday that no members of his megachurch have contracted the virus. MacArthur also said he doubted the accuracy of California’s coronavirus numbers. […] Most of the pastors who have bucked the rules are fringe figures in American Christianity.2020 August 12, Daniel Burke, “California church defies public health orders, holds indoor services for thousands with no social distancing”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- shepherd, parish priest
- A bird, the rosy starling.
- Agricultural officers have put it on record that the pastor must on balance be considered beneficial on account of the vast quantities of locusts which it destroys.1944, Country Life, volume 95, page 820
Verb
pastor (third-person singular simple present pastors, present participle pastoring, simple past and past participle pastored)
- To serve a congregation as pastor.
- As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office.2009 January 21, Shaila Dewan, “Epic Campaign Divided Family, Then United It”, in New York Times
Proper noun capitalized: Pastor
Pastor
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- “A joyride gone terribly wrong,” Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor said during a news conference in Steilacoom, which is about 3 miles from the island.2018 August 10, Paige Cornwell, Agueda Pacheco-Flores, “Airplane taken from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has crashed”, in The Seattle Times, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018
pastor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
pastor in Hindi
- pastor; Christian priest
- पादरी pādrī
pastor in Tamil
- கிறித்தவப் பாதிரியார், கால்நடை மேய்ப்பவன், இடையன்
pastor in Marathi
- pastor
- पाद्री pādrī
pastor in Urdu
- راعی
More languagesFewer languages
- pastor in Bengali
- পাদ্রি padri
- pastor in Telugu
- పాస్టర్, పాద్రి
- pastor in Malayalam
- അജപാലൻ, സഭാപരിപാലകൻ, പുരോഹിതൻ, ഉപദേശി
- pastor in Kannada
- ಪಾದ್ರಿ
- pastor in Punjabi
- ਪਾਦਰੀ, ਪਾਦਰੀ ਜੀ
- pastor in Gujarati
- પાદરી pādrī
- pastor in Odia
- ପାଦ୍ରୀ
- pastor in Nepali
- पास्टर, पास्टरलाई
- pastor in Tagalog
- pastor
- pastor in Arabic
- قِسِّيس qissīs
- pastor in Indonesian
- pendeta, pastor
- pastor in Thai
- ศิษยาภิบาล
- pastor in Vietnamese
- mục sư, cha xứ, cha chính xứ, cha chánh xứ
Examples of pastor in a sentence
- The pastor preached that even the least of God’s creatures deserves freedom from needless or idle cruelty.
- The pastor always opened his Sunday service with a moment of silence.
- The old pastor found his pastorate wearying, and longed to retire.
Synonyms of pastor
Forms of pastor
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pastors |
| alternative form (obsolete) | pastour |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pastors |
| present participle | pastoring |
| past participle | pastored |
| past | pastored |
Origin of pastor
From Middle English pastour, from Old French pastor (Modern French pasteur), from Latin pāstor.
See pastor.
Words formed from pastor
Words that rhyme with pastor
Questions about pastor
- What does pastor mean?
- Pastor means someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.
- What is pastor in Hindi?
- Pastor in Hindi is पादरी (pādrī). See Pastor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pastor?
- Pastor can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce pastor?
- Pastor is pronounced /ˈpɑː.stə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pastor?
- The plural of pastor is pastors.
Words near pastor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pastor (page history and authors); Pastor (page history and authors); पादरी (Hindi) (page history and authors); pastor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); पाद्री (Marathi) (page history and authors); pastor (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); পাদ্রি (Bengali) (page history and authors); pastor (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pastor (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pastor (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pastor (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); પાદરી (Gujarati) (page history and authors); pastor (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pastor (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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