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Pastoral
Meaning
Adj
●
Of or
pertaining
to
shepherds
or
herders
of other livestock.
●
Relating to
rural
life and
scenes
,
in particular
of poetry.
●
Relating to the
care of
souls
, to the
pastor
of a
church
or to any local
religious leader
charged
with the service of individual
parishioners
, i.e. a
priest
or rabbi.
Noun
●
A
poem
describing
the life and
manners
of
shepherds
; a
poem
in which the
speakers
assume
the
character
of
shepherds
; an
idyll
; a bucolic.
●
In Music:
A
cantata
relating
to
rural
life; a
composition
for
instruments
characterized
by
simplicity
and
sweetness
; a
lyrical
composition
the
subject
of which is
taken
from
rural
life.
●
In Christianity & Religion:
A
letter
of a
pastor
to his
charge
;
specifically
, a
letter
addressed
by a
bishop
to his diocese.
●
In Christianity & Religion:
A
letter
of the House of Bishops, to be
read in
each parish.
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Origin
pastoral
English
pastoralis
Latin
pastor
Latin
pasco
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Idyll
Mediaeval
Apostolic
Biblical
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Religious
Contemporary
Missionary
Peasant
Theological
Tribal
Liturgy
Rustic
Baroque
Secular
Cultic
Sacramental
Nomadic
Modernist
Lutheran
Monasticism
Communal
Christian
Church
Historical
Picturesque
Village
Catholic
Evangelical
Gothic
Recreational
Cultural
Educational
Contemplative
Civic
Agriculture
Aboriginal
Political
Farming
Communitarian
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Mystic
Churchly
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Moral
Coral
Aural
Coral
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