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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1. Robert Schapiro:

   There is nothing under our law that compels a rabbi, minister or pastor of any kind to perform a marriage that that person doesn’t want to perform, that was the law before the Supreme Court decision. And that remains the law afterwards.

2. Justine Brooks Froelker:

   People's first reactions, even my pastor's reaction, is 'Well, why don't you just adopt?'.

3. The Hillsong Global Board:

   The first issue was approximately a decade ago and involved inappropriate text messages from Pastor Brian to a member of staff, which subsequently resulted in the staff member resigning.

4. Keith Black:

   I think the fact that he’s a pastor is not lost on this story, and whether you’re religious or not, one thing to me has been very clear in dealing with cancer patients, and that is the patient attitude clearly affects hormonal levels in the body and their immune system— if someone is very worried or very negative, you get a release of chemicals in the body that are unhealthy for your body and immune system, whether it was his belief that he would do better, belief that divine intervention would help him do better, or whether it was actually divine intervention, obviously we don’t know, but it’s very clear that attitude makes a real difference in outcome with cancer.

5. The Hillsong Global Board:

   An in-depth investigation found that Pastor Brian became disoriented... following the consumption of anti-anxiety medication beyond the prescribed dose, mixed with alcohol.