Pastor, subgenus Pastor
(noun) only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus
curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector
(noun) a person authorized to conduct religious worship; “clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pastor (plural pastors)
(now rare) A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals.
Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people
(Protestantism) A minister or priest in a church.
(Roman Catholicism, US) The main priest serving a parish.
A bird, the rosy starling.
• (someone with spiritual authority): shepherd
• (minister or priest in a church): elder
• (main priest serving a parish): parish priest
• (someone with spiritual authority): imam, guru, rabbi, sangha
• (main priest serving a parish): parochial vicar
pastor (third-person singular simple present pastors, present participle pastoring, simple past and past participle pastored)
(Christianity, ambitransitive) To serve a congregation as pastor
• Portas, Sproat, asport, portas, sap rot, saprot
Source: Wiktionary
Pas"tor, n. Etym: [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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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