English

Etymology
L. pastoralis, from pastor, shepherd, + adjective suffix -alis

Pronunciation
p�s"t�r-al

IPA|�pæs.�t��ɹ�l

Adjective
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1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.

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#:*He wanders west as far as Memphis, a solitary migrant upon that flat and pastoral landscape. - 1985 w:Cormac McCarthy?|McCarthy?, w:Blood Meridian|Blood Meridian, chapter 1.

1. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.

Translations

Finnish: paimen-, papillinen
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Noun
en-noun

1. A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.
2. 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. Moore
3. Ecclesiastics: A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.

Translations

Finnish: pastoraali
mid
Italian: pastorale

Derived terms
pastoralism
pastoralist
pastoral staff (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop, abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it. See Crook, and Crosier.
pastoral Theology, that part of theology which treats of the duties of pastors.

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