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Webster 1913 Edition
Pastoral
1.
Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes;
as, a
. pastoral
life2.
Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church;
as,
pastoral
duties; a pastoral
letter.Pas′tor-al
,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.
A
pastoral
is a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its effects on a country life. Rambler.
2.
(Mus.)
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 (Encyc. of Music).
3.
(Eccl.)
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. Webster 1828 Edition
Pastoral
P`ASTORAL
,Adj.
1.
Descriptive of the life of shepherds; as a pastoral poem.2.
Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as pastoral care or duties; a pastoral letter. Piety is the life and soul of pastoral fidelity.
P`ASTORAL
,Noun.
A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its effects on a country life.
Definition 2024
pastoral
pastoral
English
Adjective
pastoral (comparative more pastoral, superlative most pastoral)
- Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
- He wanders west as far as Memphis, a solitary migrant upon that flat and pastoral landscape. - 1985 McCarthy, Blood Meridian, chapter
- [...] these pastoral farms,/Green to the very door; and wreaths of smoke / Sent up, in silence, from among the trees! - 1798 Wordsworth, Tintern Abbey, lines 16-18.
- Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church.
- pastoral duties; a pastoral letter
Derived terms
terms derived from pastoral (adjective)
Translations
of or pertaining to shepherds
relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church
Noun
pastoral (plural pastorals)
- A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
- (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.
- (religion, Christianity) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.
- (religion, Christianity) A letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.
Translations
letter of a pastor
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letter of the house of bishops
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French
Adjective
pastoral m (feminine singular pastorale, masculine plural pastoraux, feminine plural pastorales)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pastoˈʀaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
pastoral (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of pastoral
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist pastoral | sie ist pastoral | es ist pastoral | sie sind pastoral | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | pastoraler | pastorale | pastorales | pastorale |
| genitive | pastoralen | pastoraler | pastoralen | pastoraler | |
| dative | pastoralem | pastoraler | pastoralem | pastoralen | |
| accusative | pastoralen | pastorale | pastorales | pastorale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der pastorale | die pastorale | das pastorale | die pastoralen |
| genitive | des pastoralen | der pastoralen | des pastoralen | der pastoralen | |
| dative | dem pastoralen | der pastoralen | dem pastoralen | den pastoralen | |
| accusative | den pastoralen | die pastorale | das pastorale | die pastoralen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein pastoraler | eine pastorale | ein pastorales | (keine) pastoralen |
| genitive | eines pastoralen | einer pastoralen | eines pastoralen | (keiner) pastoralen | |
| dative | einem pastoralen | einer pastoralen | einem pastoralen | (keinen) pastoralen | |
| accusative | einen pastoralen | eine pastorale | ein pastorales | (keine) pastoralen | |
Portuguese
Adjective
pastoral m, f (plural pastorais, comparable)
Noun
pastoral f (plural pastorais)
- (Roman Catholicism) a letter written by a bishop or the pope explaining a doctrine