pastored
- 1Simple past and past participle of pastor.
She pastored a downtown congregation through years of rapid change.
The minister had pastored several rural parishes before retiring.
Note
A verb built on the noun: the minister's title became the minister's work, and it takes an ordinary -ed ending. It works with or without an object, so the congregation can be named (she pastored a small church) or left out (he pastored for thirty years). Pastoring is a role held over time, so pastored usually frames a span of service rather than a single act.
He pastored in the same small town for thirty years.
The church was pastored by her father until he retired.
pastored is a form of pastor
pastor, verb: To lead a congregation as its minister, providing worship, teaching, and spiritual care. Full entry
- Spelling
- pastor → pastored: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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