Synonyms for pastor
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Minister — someone with spiritual authority over a group of people. The main priest serving a parish
minister, rector, priest, clergyman, parish priest, shepherd, parson, churchman, ecclesiastic, curate, divine
2. Pastor-teacher — someone with spiritual authority over a group of people. A minister or priest in a church
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people. A minister or priest in a church.
- n. 2
Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people. The main priest serving a parish.
Related words
- Word family
- pastorage pastoral pastorate pastoress pastorlike pastorly pastorship
- Phrases
- rose-colored pastor rosy pastor rose-coloured pastor
- Is a kind of
- cleric
Forms
- Plural
- pastors → ministers, rectors, priests, clergymen…
Example sentences
- minister The Foreign Minister said that war was inevitable.
- priest The main duty of a priest is to preach in church.
- rector In April 1933, Heidegger was appointed rector of the University of Freiburg.
- clergyman The clergyman has married three couples this week.
By length
- 5 letters
- elder2
- 6 letters
- priest1, divine2, rector2, curate2, parson2
- 8 letters
- minister3, shepherd2
- 9 letters
- clergyman3, churchman2
- 12 letters
- ecclesiastic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (elder2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pasteur