plural pastors
: a spiritual overseer
especially
: a clergyperson serving a local church or parish
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Harris, the pastor told police, was shot for kicking the man out of his apartment.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Bowman, 36, of College Hill, pastors a church in the West End and owns a coffee shop.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
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Noun
That rallying cry came in 1981, from the crusading pastors Donald Wildmon and Jerry Falwell and the conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, who called for advertisers to boycott some 50 shows aired by the three broadcast networks.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Harris, the pastor told police, was shot for kicking the man out of his apartment.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Marble, who pastors Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville, and other pastors from around the state, gathered at a workshop for the African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Bowman, 36, of College Hill, pastors a church in the West End and owns a coffee shop.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
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“Pastor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastor. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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