plural pastors
: a spiritual overseer
especially
: a clergyperson serving a local church or parish
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Olivia Empson, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, Atlanta area pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant announced the end of a yearlong boycott of the company, called Target Fast, which had started because of the company’s rollback of major diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
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
Hardy, who now works in digital marketing in Southern California, was raised in a religious family where the natural trajectory to become a pastor was to attend a school like Hyles-Anderson.
—Olivia Empson, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, Atlanta area pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant announced the end of a yearlong boycott of the company, called Target Fast, which had started because of the company’s rollback of major diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
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 31 Mar. 2026.
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