pastor

CEFRB1

/ˈpɑː.stə/

noun

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01
noun
A Christian minister who leads a church.
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noun
Extra detail
Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people., A minister or priest in a church.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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The girl, closing her eyes, listened to the pastor.
Agricultural officers have put it on record that the pastor must on balance be considered beneficial on account of the vast quantities of locusts which it destroys.
As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office.

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Agricultural officers have put it on record that the pastor must on balance be considered beneficial on account of the vast quantities of locusts which it destroys.
1944, Country Life, volume 95, page 820
The pastor told CNN on Tuesday that no members of his megachurch have contracted the virus. MacArthur also said he doubted the accuracy of California’s coronavirus numbers. […] Most of the pastors who have bucked the rules are fringe figures in American Christianity.
2020 August 12, Daniel Burke, “California church defies public health orders, holds indoor services for thousands with no social distancing”, in CNN
As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office.
2009 January 21, Shaila Dewan, “Epic Campaign Divided Family, Then United It”, in New York Times

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From Middle English pastour, from Old French pastor (Modern French pasteur), from Latin pāstor.