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PASTOR Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word pastor. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word pastor. (close relations)
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curate
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

elder
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who is older than you are

• any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

• any of various church officers

adjective satellite

• used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

minister
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

• a person appointed to a high office in the government

• a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

• the job of a head of a government department

verb

• attend to the wants and needs of others

• work as a minister

parson
nounn
noun

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

rector
nounn
noun

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

shepherd
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a clergyman who watches over a group of people

• a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

verb

• watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils

• tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

minister of religion
nounn
noun

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

subgenus pastor
nounn
noun

• only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus

Best Hypernyms For PASTOR

Here is a list of related hypernyms for pastor, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
chaplain clergy clergyman cleric ecclesiastic minister parson preacher priest rector reverend vicar
Phrases (2)
bird genusman of the cloth

Alternatives for CURATE

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