Pastoral

['pɑːst(ə)r(ə)l] or ['pæstərəl]

Definition

(noun.) a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds).

(noun.) a letter from a pastor to the congregation.

(adj.) of or relating to a pastor; 'pastoral work'; 'a pastoral letter' .

Edited by Carmella--From WordNet

Definition

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

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

(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.

(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.

(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.

Typed by Arthur

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Rural, rustic, of shepherds.[2]. Bucolic.[3]. Ministerial, of a pastor.

n. Bucolic, idyl, eclogue, pastoral poem.

Edited by Edith