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Pastor
Open directlyHastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
PAS'TOR. Jer 2:8. See Shepherd.
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
PAS'TOR. Jer 2:8. See Shepherd.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.
2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish.
3. A species of starling (Pastor roseus), native of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts.