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Pastor definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

P`ASTOR, n. [L. from pasco, pastum, to feed.]
1. A shepherd; one that has the care of flocks and herds.
2. A minister of the gospel who has the charge of a church and congregation, whose duty is to watch over the people of his charge, and instruct them in the sacred doctrines of the christian religion.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" [syn: curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector]
2: only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus [syn: Pastor, subgenus Pastor]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English pastour, from Anglo-French, from Latin pastor herdsman, from pascere to feed — more at food Date: 14th century a spiritual overseer; especially a clergyman serving a local church or parish • pastorship noun II. transitive verb (pastored; pastoring) Date: 1623 to serve as pastor of (as a church) III. noun Etymology: Spanish, from Latin Date: 14th century chiefly Southwest herdsman

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a minister in charge of a church or a congregation. 2 a person exercising spiritual guidance. 3 a pink starling, Sturnus roseus. Derivatives: pastorship n. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF pastour f. L pastor -oris shepherd f. pascere past- feed, graze

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pastor Pas"tor, n. [L., fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to feed. Cf. Pabulum, Pasture, Food.] 1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds. 2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A species of starling (Pastor roseus), native of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(pastors) A pastor is a member of the Christian clergy in some Protestant churches. N-COUNT

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pas'-ter (ro`eh; poimen; literally, a helper, or feeder of the sheep (the King James Version Jer 2:8; 3:15; 10:21; 12:10; 17:16; 22:22; 23:1,2, and in Eph 4:11, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American))): Besides the literal sense the word has now a figurative meaning and refers to the minister appointed over a congregation. This latter meaning is recognized in the translation of the King James Version.

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Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Shepherd. 2. Minister, clergyman, priest, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman, divine.

Moby Thesaurus

DD, Doctor of Divinity, Holy Joe, abbe, bishop, canon, chaplain, churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, curate, cure, divine, ecclesiastic, father, man of God, military chaplain, minister, padre, parson, priest, rector, reverend, servant of God, shepherd, sky pilot, supply clergy, supply minister, the Reverend, the very Reverend, tonsured cleric, vicar