Pastor

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pastor
       n 1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship [syn: {curate},
             {minister}, {parson}, {rector}]
       2: only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications
          considered a separate genus [syn: {subgenus Pastor}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "pastor":
     DD, Doctor of Divinity, Holy Joe, abbe, bishop, canon, chaplain,
     churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical,
     clerk, curate, cure, divine, ecclesiastic, father, 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