настоя́тель — meaning in English

English meaning

• abbot noun The monk who is head of an abbey or monastery.
• pastor noun A minister or priest who leads a church congregation.
• prior adj Coming before in time or order; earlier.

Senses

настоя́тель is used for these senses in English:

• abbot The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.]
• pastor (countable, Roman Catholicism, US) The main priest serving a parish.
• prior In an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy; a prior claustral.

abbot — full definition

1. noun The monk who is head of an abbey or monastery.
2. name A common English surname.

pastor — full definition

1. noun A minister or priest who leads a church congregation.
2. verb To lead or minister to a congregation.

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