Pastoral Synonyms & Definitions

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• PastoralDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
2. (n.) 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.
3. (a.) Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.
4. (n.) 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.
5. (n.) A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.

• PastorallyDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (adv.) In a pastoral or rural manner.
2. (adv.) In the manner of a pastor.