Pastor

Definitions

1. Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.
   archaic
2. A surname originating as an occupation.
3. Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
   countable
4. A minister or priest in a church.
   countable
5. The main priest serving a parish.
   US, countable
6. A bird, the rosy starling.

Equivalents

Examples

“The pastor told CNN on Tuesday that no members of his megachurch have⟳ contracted the virus. MacArthur also said he doubted the accuracy of California’s coronavirus numbers. […] Most of the pastors who have⟳ bucked the rules are fringe figures in American Christianity.”

“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.”

““A joyride gone terribly wrong,” Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor said during a news conference in Steilacoom, which is about 3 miles from the island.”

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