pastores

/P AE1 S T AO1 R Z/
noun
  1. 1

    (countable, religion) Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.

  2. 2

    (countable, Protestantism) A minister or priest in a church.

  3. 3

    (countable, Roman Catholicism, US) The main priest serving a parish.

  4. 4

    (now rare) Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.

  5. 5

    A bird, the rosy starling.

  6. 6

    A surname originating as an occupation.

verb
  1. 1

    (Christianity, ambitransitive, stative) To serve a congregation as pastor