牧師|ぼくしbokushi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectivepastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
   １９６４年ねんにキング牧師ぼくしはノーベル平和賞へいわしょうを受賞じゅしょうした。↗

   In 1964, Rev. King won the Nobel Peace Prize.

• Related神父しんぷNeutralRefers to a Catholic priest and can be used as an address, 「〜神父」; a 「牧師」 is a Protestant pastor and may marry.
• Related司祭しさいWrittenA written/formal term for priests of the Catholic and Anglican churches; 「牧師」 is a Protestant pastor.
• Antonym信徒しんとNeutralAn adherent of a religion; a 「牧師」 is also a 「信徒」. It contrasts with 「牧師」 only as ordinary believer versus clergy.
• Antonym平信徒ひらしんとWrittenA written/formal term for a lay believer with no clerical office; it stands opposite 「牧師」.

For a Protestant pastor say 「牧師」, as in 「牧師さん」; a Catholic priest is 「神父」, the formal term is 「司祭」, and an ordinary believer is 「信徒」.

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1. プロテスタントの教会きょうかいの教職きょうしょくの一ひとつ。