'pastor' definitions:
Definition of 'pastor'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" [syn: curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector]
noun
Only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus [syn: Pastor, subgenus Pastor]
Definition of 'pastor'
From: GCIDE
- pastor \pas"tor\ (p[.a]s"t[~e]r), 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pastor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbe,
- bishop,
- canon,
- chaplain,
- churchman,
- churchwoman,
- clergyman,
- clergywoman,
- cleric,
- clerical,
- clerk,
- curate,
- cure,
- DD,
- divine,
- Doctor of Divinity,
- ecclesiastic,
- father,
- Holy Joe,
- 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