| 单词 | pastoral letter |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspastoral letter pastoral letter n. [after French lettre pastorale (1688 in the title translated in quot. 1688)] Christian Church an official letter from a bishop to all the clergy or congregations of the diocese. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > bishop > [noun] > see of > letter to mandate1570 pastoral letter1688 1688 tr. P. Jurieu (title) Monsieur Jurieu's Pastoral letters, directed to the Protestants in France, who groan under the Babylonish captivity. 1764 Ann. Reg. 1763 120 The archbishop of Paris..lately published a mandate, or pastoral letter, to the people of his diocese. 2001 Time 20 Aug. 69/1 In 1994 Pope John Paul II emphatically restated the ban in a pastoral letter. < as lemmas |
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