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pastor

Syllabification: (pas·tor)
Pronunciation: /ˈpastər/

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Definition of pastor

noun

  • a minister in charge of a Christian church or congregation.

verb

[with object]
  • be pastor of (a church or a congregation):he pastored Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto [no object]:he continued to study law while pastoring in Chicago

Derivatives

pastorship

Pronunciation: /-ˌSHip/

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pastour, from Latin pastor 'shepherd', from past- 'fed, grazed', from the verb pascere

Remember that the ending of pastor is spelled -or.

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