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pastoral

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adjective

pas·​to·​ral ˈpa-st(ə-)rəl How to pronounce pastoral (audio)
 nonstandard  pa-ˈstȯr-əl
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a(1)
: of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
a pastoral people, seminomadic in their habits J. M. Mogey
(2)
: devoted to or based on livestock raising
a pastoral economy
b
: of or relating to the countryside : not urban
a pastoral setting
c
: portraying or expressive of the life of shepherds or country people especially in an idealized and conventionalized manner
pastoral poetry
a pastoral symphony
d
: pleasingly peaceful and innocent : idyllic
pastoral dreams were shattered by the year's round of … unwelcome visitors, ruinous floods and procrastinating workmen Betty Fussell
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a
: of or relating to spiritual care or guidance especially of a congregation
pastoral counseling
b
: of or relating to the pastor of a church
pastoral duties
pastorally adverb
pastoralness noun

pastoral

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noun

pas·​to·​ral ˈpa-st(ə-)rəl How to pronounce pastoral (audio)
sense 1d is often
ˌpa-stə-ˈräl How to pronounce pastoral (audio) -ˈral How to pronounce pastoral (audio)
plural pastorals
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a
: a literary work (such as a poem or play) dealing with shepherds or rural life in a usually artificial manner and typically drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city and especially court life
b
: pastoral poetry or drama
c
: a rural picture or scene
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3
: a letter of a pastor to a charge: such as
a
: a letter addressed by a bishop to the bishop's diocese
b
: a letter of the house of bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church to be read in each parish

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