pastor
pastor Lexical Profile
pastor Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A minister or priest in charge of a Christian church or congregation, responsible for providing spiritual guidance and conducting religious services.
"The local pastor organized a community food drive to help families in need during the winter months."
A person who exercises spiritual or protective care over a group of people, or, in archaic and literary usage, a literal shepherd.
"Throughout the crisis, she acted as a true pastor to the displaced villagers, offering both comfort and practical direction."
• verb
To serve as the spiritual leader or minister of a church or congregation.
"He pastored a small rural church in Ohio for nearly twenty years before retiring."
• Rhymes for pastor
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French pasteur, from Latin pastor ('shepherd, herdsman'), derived from pascere ('to lead to pasture, graze, or feed'). In early Christian usage, the Latin word was adopted metaphorically to describe a spiritual leader tending a congregation as a shepherd tends a flock.
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