plural pastors
: a spiritual overseer
especially : a clergyperson serving a local church or parish
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026 Rostro pastors Iglesia Nueva Vida, the largest Hispanic church in the area, where Sunday attendance fell from 800 to 500 during the first several months of the task force. —Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 Bowman, 36, of College Hill, pastors a church in the West End and owns a coffee shop. —Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pastor
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Noun
The protest targeted a pastor whom activists accused of having ties to ICE operations, drawing a forceful response from the DOJ, which has vowed to see each case to a trial. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026 Rostro pastors Iglesia Nueva Vida, the largest Hispanic church in the area, where Sunday attendance fell from 800 to 500 during the first several months of the task force. —Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
Marble, who pastors Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville, and other pastors from around the state, gathered at a workshop for the African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee. —Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 Bowman, 36, of College Hill, pastors a church in the West End and owns a coffee shop. —Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pastor
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“Pastor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/pastor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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