plural pastors
: a spiritual overseer
especially
: a clergyperson serving a local church or parish
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James Powel, USA Today, 3 May 2025
As Tomas’s dementia progressed, the former pastor held to his routines.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Musk was not hired to pastor a church or run a counseling center.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.
—James Powel, USA Today, 3 May 2025
As Tomas’s dementia progressed, the former pastor held to his routines.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
Howell, who also pastors The Rock at Stony Point Church, said the center has been at its current home for the past decade.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Musk was not hired to pastor a church or run a counseling center.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Pastor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastor. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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