plural pastors
: a spiritual overseer
especially
: a clergyperson serving a local church or parish
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The turnout appears most pronounced at evangelical Christian churches, with those pastors publicly sharing attendance figures.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 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
As tensions boiled, clashes broke out and federal agents used pepper balls and tear gas, hitting journalists, a pastor and officers with the Chicago Police Department, according to reports and a lawsuit.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The turnout appears most pronounced at evangelical Christian churches, with those pastors publicly sharing attendance figures.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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