Pastor vs Priests - What's the difference?
pastor | priests |
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
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As nouns the difference between pastor and priests
is that pastor is a shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals while priests is plural of lang=en.As a verb pastor
is to serve a congregation as pastor.pastor
English
Alternative forms
* pastour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* pastorage * pastorate * pastoral * pastoressCoordinate terms
* imam, guru, rabbi, sanghaVerb
(en verb)citation