pastor

¹pas·tor

noun \ˈpas-tər\

Definition of PASTOR

: a spiritual overseer; especially : a clergyman serving a local church or parish

— pas·tor·ship \-ˌship\ noun

Origin of PASTOR

Middle English pastour, from Anglo-French, from Latin pastor herdsman, from pascere to feed — more at food

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

Rhymes with PASTOR

aster, blaster, caster, castor, Castor, gaster, master, plaster, raster