Synonyms for pastor
ˈpæs tər, ˈpɑ stərpas·tor

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1. curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rectornoun

   a person authorized to conduct religious worship

   "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

   Synonyms:
   subgenus Pastor, government minister, minister, rector, curate, parson, diplomatic minister, minister of religion

2. Pastor, subgenus Pastornoun

   only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus

   Synonyms:
   minister of religion, parson, rector, minister, curate, subgenus Pastor

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1. • Bird Genus

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1. pastornoun

   Synonyms:
   shepherd

2. pastornoun

   Synonyms:
   minister, clergyman, priest, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman, divine

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1. pastornoun

   Synonyms:
   clergyman

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1. List of paraphrases for "pastor":

   pasteur, preacher, shepherd, reverend, priest, parson, vicar, clergyman, keeper, rev.

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How to use pastor in a sentence?

1. Horace Sheffield:

   I resigned from my last ministry job to take care of her. I was by her side providing all her needs. She was the best pastor's wife.

2. Attorney General William Barr:

   Today, the Department filed aStatement of Interestin support of a church in Mississippi that allegedly sought to hold parking lot worship services, in which congregants listened to their pastor preach over their car radios, while sitting in their cars in the church parking lot with their windows rolled up, the City of Greenville fined congregants $ 500 per person for attending these parking lot services while permitting citizens to attend nearby drive-in restaurants, even with their windows open.

3. Larry Smith:

   However, there was some confusion during that time. Mark Allen McWilliams made the suspect lay down on the floor... the pastor got distracted... talking to his wife and the suspect lunged at him and was able to take the firearm out of his hand.

4. New Mexico Pastor Steve Smothermon:

   We want to help people, but we are not going to be forced by the government and society or the politically correct to say we are going to believe in it, if they said,' Listen pastor, we are going to put you in jail if you don't honor this.' I am going to say,' Then put me in jail.'.

5. Amy Hillyard Jensen:

   Get rid of imagined guilt. You did the best you could at the time, all things considered. If you made mistakes, learn to accept that we are all imperfect. Only hindsight is 20-20. If you are convinced that you have real guilt, consider professional or spiritual counseling (with a competent and trustworthy counselor). If you believe in God a pastor can help you believe also in God's forgiveness.