Friar vs Pastor - What's the difference?
friar | pastor |
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
(printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
An American fish, the silverside.
A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals.
Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people
*http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pastor
A Muslim imam
* 1983 , Meridel Rawlings, Fishers and hunters , page 272
* 2005 , Beth Moore, Voices of the Faithful , page 120
A minister or a priest in a Christian church.
(Christianity) To serve a congregation as
* {{quote-news, 2009, January 21, Shaila Dewan, Epic Campaign Divided Family, Then United It, New York Times
, passage=As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office. }}
As nouns the difference between friar and pastor
is that friar is a member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars) while pastor is a shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals.As a verb pastor is
to serve a congregation as pastor.friar
English
(wikipedia friar)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (member of religious order) brother, frater, frater or fatherCoordinate terms
* (member of religious order) sisterDerived terms
* friary * black friar * grey friar * white friarpastor
English
Alternative forms
* pastour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* pastorage * pastorate * pastoral * pastoressCoordinate terms
* imam, guru, rabbi, sanghaVerb
(en verb)citation