plural pastors
: a spiritual overseer
especially
: a clergyperson serving a local church or parish
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Tim Overton is a pastor and currently serves as chairman of the Delaware County Republican Party in Indiana.
—Tim Overton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The charge against Matt Queen, who currently pastors a North Carolina church and previously served as interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Southwestern, accuses him falsifying records and lying about evidence tampering.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The highlight is an interactive Easter story led by Village Church’s senior pastor, the Rev. Jack Baca.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Tim Overton is a pastor and currently serves as chairman of the Delaware County Republican Party in Indiana.
—Tim Overton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
Musk was not hired to pastor a church or run a counseling center.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The charge against Matt Queen, who currently pastors a North Carolina church and previously served as interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Southwestern, accuses him falsifying records and lying about evidence tampering.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Pastor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastor. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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