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pasteur

Pronunciation: /pas.tœʁ/

“pasteur” is a French word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. shepherd
  2. Christ as the Good Shepherd
  3. a priest in his function as a spiritual carer
  4. pastor, reverend (title of a minister)

In French

  1. Berger; pâtre. — Ne se dit qu’en parlant des peuples anciens et dans le style poétique.
  2. Celui qui exerce une autorité paternelle sur un peuple ou sur un groupe humain. — On l’applique à Jésus-Christ, mais aussi aux curés de paroisse, et surtout aux évêques.
  3. Qui mène un groupe d’hommes, un peuple.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pasteur, from Old French pastur, pastor, an accusative form corresponding originally to nominative pastre (whence modern pâtre), from Latin pastor, pastōrem. Early on was there a tendency towards functional split, the original accusative being influenced by the Latin etymon and used particularly in religious context. This influence also explains the survival of the…

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