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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pas•to•ral /ˈpæstərəl/USA pronunciation adj. - having the simplicity, peacefulness, etc., associated with rural areas.
- relating to the country or to life in the country;
rural;
rustic. - of or relating to a pastor or the duties of a pastor:pastoral visits.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pas•to•ral (pas′tər əl, pä′stər-),USA pronunciation adj. - having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas:pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
- pertaining to the country or to life in the country;
rural;
rustic. - portraying or suggesting idyllically the life of shepherds or of the country, as a work of literature, art, or music:pastoral poetry; a pastoral symphony.
- of, pertaining to, or consisting of shepherds.
- of or pertaining to a pastor or the duties of a pastor:pastoral visits to a hospital.
- Agricultureused for pasture, as land.
n. - Literaturea poem, play, or the like, dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional or artificial manner, or with simple rural life generally;
a bucolic. - Fine Arta picture or work of art representing the shepherds' life.
- Music and Dancepastorale.
- Religiona treatise on the duties of a pastor.
- Religiona letter to the people from their spiritual pastor.
- Religiona letter to the clergy or people of an ecclesiastical district from its bishop.
- ReligionAlso called pas′toral staff′. crosier (def. 1).
- Latin pāstōrālis, equivalent. to pāstōr-, stem of pāstor (see pastor) + -ālis -al1
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rustic, rural, simple.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bucolic, idyllic.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged eclogue, idyll; georgic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pastoral /ˈpɑːstərəl/ adj - of, characterized by, or depicting rural life, scenery, etc
- (of a literary work) dealing with an idealized form of rural existence in a conventional way
- (of land) used for pasture
- denoting or relating to the branch of theology dealing with the duties of a clergyman or priest to his congregation
- of or relating to a clergyman or priest in charge of a congregation or his duties as such
- of or relating to a teacher's responsibility for the personal, as the distinct from the educational, development of pupils
- of or relating to shepherds, their work, etc
n - a literary work or picture portraying rural life, esp the lives of shepherds in an idealizing way
See also eclogue - a variant of pastorale
- a letter from a clergyman to the people under his charge
- the letter of a bishop to the clergy or people of his diocese
- Also called: pastoral staff the crosier or staff carried by a bishop as a symbol of his pastoral responsibilities
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin, from pastorˈpastoralˌism n ˈpastorally adv |