2. pare appellation for a male friend, derived from kumpare or kumpadre, the feminine form is mare from kumare; sometimes used to address a man whose name one does not know
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pastor
n.
1. minister in charge of a church: kura, pastor, ministro
2. priest: pare, padre, pari
priest
n.
a clergyman or minister of a Christian church: pari, pare, saserdote
misa
n.
mass
v.
magmisa (mag-) to say mass. Nagmisa ang pare sa patay. The priest said mass for the dead.
kumpisal
v.
mangumpisal, magkumpisal, ikumpisal (mang:mag-:i-) to confess. Nangumpisal siya sa pare. She confessed to the priest.