pastor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 Related terms 2.2.3 Descendants 3 Portuguese 3.1 Noun 4 Spanish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Related terms 5 Swedish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Etymology 1 5.2.1 Noun 5.2.1.1 Descendants 5.3 Etymology 2 5.3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɑːstə/, SAMPA: /"pA:st@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpæstɚ/, SAMPA: /"p{st@`/

  Rhymes: -ɑːstə(r)

[edit] Noun

pastor (plural pastors)

1. The minister or priest of a Christian church.
2. Literally, a shepherd.

[edit] Derived terms

• pastorage
• pastorate
• pastoral

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to pastor (third-person singular simple present pastors, present participle pastoring, simple past and past participle pastored)

1. (Christianity) To serve a congregation as pastor
   • 2009 January 21, Shaila Dewan, “Epic Campaign Divided Family, Then United It”, New York Times:

     As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office.

[edit] See also

• cleric
• father
• minister
• parson
• priest
• vicar
• reverend

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aoprst
• sap rot

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From pascō (“‘to feed, maintain, pasture, graze’”) < Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“‘to protect’”).

[edit] Noun

pastor (genitive pastōris); m, third declension

1. A person who tends sheep; shepherd.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	pastor	pastōrēs
genitive	pastōris	pastōrum
dative	pastōrī	pastōribus
accusative	pastōrem	pastōrēs
ablative	pastōre	pastōribus
vocative	pastor	pastōrēs

[edit] Related terms

• pascitō
• pascō
• pascuus

[edit] Descendants

• Esperanto: pastro
• French: pasteur, pâtre
• Italian: pastore
• Spanish: pastor

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[edit] Portuguese

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[edit] Noun

pastor m. (feminine pastora, masculine plural pastors, feminine plural pastoras)

1. shepherd (person who tends sheep)
2. herder
3. parson

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

pastor m. (feminine pastora, masculine plural pastores, feminine plural pastoras)

1. shepherd
2. pastor, priest

[edit] Related terms

• pasto
• pasta
• pastar

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Noun

pastor

1. A pastor, priest.

[edit] Descendants

• Finnish: pastori

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Noun

pastor

1. Plural form of pasta.