牧師

See also: 牧师

Chinese

shepherd
a division (milit.); teacher; master
a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
 
trad. (牧師)
simp. (牧师)

Pronunciation


Noun

牧師

  1. (Protestantism) pastor (usually ordained); minister; Reverend; clergyman; priest; chaplain (Classifier: ; )
    牧師牧师  ―  mùshī  ―  female pastor
    牧師牧师  ―  Chén mùshī  ―  Rev. Chan

Usage notes

This term is generally used by Protestants for ordained pastors. It is also used to refer to priests in Anglican churches. Pastors who are not ordained are often known as 傳道人传道人 (chuándàorén) or 傳道传道 (chuándào).

Priests in Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy are called 神父 (shénfù) or 司鐸司铎 (sīduó).

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (牧師):
  • Japanese: (ぼく)() (bokushi)
  • Korean: 목사(牧師) (moksa)
  • Vietnamese: mục sư (牧師)

Others:

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぼく
Grade: 4

Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぼく)() • (bokushi

  1. clergyman, pastor, minister, etc.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

牧師 • (moksa) (hangeul 목사)

  1. hanja form? of 목사 (pastor, minister)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

牧師

  1. chữ Hán form of mục sư (clergyman, pastor)