Pastor vs Priests - What's the difference?

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.

is to serve a congregation as pastor.

* pastour (obsolete)

(en noun)

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.

* pastorage * pastorate * pastoral * pastoress

* imam, guru, rabbi, sangha

(en verb)

(Christianity) To serve a congregation as

* {{quote-news, 2009, January 21, Shaila Dewan, Epic Campaign Divided Family, Then United It, New York Times citation

, passage=As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office. }}