pastoor

Definitions of pastoor
  1. noun
    a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
    synonyms: pastor, pr., priester, priesteres, zielzorger, zwartrok
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    aartspriester, hogepriester, kerkvoogd, kerkvorst, opperpriester, prelaat, primaat
    a senior clergyman and dignitary
    celebrant
    an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
    biechtvader
    a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
    Mgr., bisschop, hoogwaardigheid, kerkvoogd, mijterdrager, monseigneur
    (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests
    aartsbisschop, metropoliet
    a bishop of highest rank
    diocesaan
    a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
    primus, primusbrander
    the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
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    clergyman, clericus, eerw., eerwaarde, geestelijke, herder, zielenherder
    a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
  2. noun
    a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
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    druïde
    a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
    lama
    a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
    sjamaan
    in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
    dalai lama
    chief lama and once ruler of Tibet
    medicijnman
    a Native American shaman
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