pastor
//ˈpɑː.stə//
Forms
- Plural
- pastors
- present (v1)
- pastor
- past (v2)
- pastored
- past participle (v3)
- pastored
- present participle
- pastoring
- 3rd person singular
- pastors
Definitions
1.Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
2.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.
1.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.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3853
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English pastour
From Old French pastor (Modern French pasteur)
From Latin pāstor.