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pastor /päsˈtər/ noun- A person who has care of a flock or of a congregation
- A shepherd
- A member of the clergy
- The rose-coloured starling (Pastor roseus), from its following sheep to feed on parasites
ORIGIN: L pāstor, from pāscere, pāstum to feed pasˈtoral adjective - Relating to, depicting or evoking rural life, the countryside, etc, esp orig shepherds or shepherd life
- Of the nature of pastureland
- Of or relating to the pastor of a church and his or her obligations to the congregation
- Addressed to the clergy of a diocese by their bishop
- Relating to care and advice given by teachers to pupils beyond the basic teaching of their subject
noun- A poem, play, romance, opera, piece of music, or picture depicting the life of (usu idealized or conventionalized) shepherds, or rural life in general
- Such writing as a genre
- A pastoral letter
- A book on the care of souls
- A pastoral staff
pastorale /pas-tə-rälˈ or päs-to-räˈlā/ noun (pl pastoraˈles or pastoraˈli /-lē/) (Italy) - A pastoral composition in music
- A pastoral, rustic, or idyllic opera or cantata
pasˈtoralism noun - A way of life characterized by keeping sheep, cattle or other grazing animals
- Pastoral character, fashion, cult or mode of writing
pasˈtoralist noun pasˈtorally adverb pasˈtorate noun - The office of a pastor
- A pastor's tenure of office
- A body of pastors
pasˈtorly adjective Suitable for a pastor pasˈtorship noun pastoral address or pastoral letter noun An address or a letter by a pastor to his people, or by a bishop to his clergy pastoral charge noun - Position of a pastor
- The church, etc, over which a pastor is placed
- An address to a newly ordained minister
pastoral epistles plural noun Those in the Bible to Timothy and Titus pastoral staff noun A crosier, a tall staff forming part of a bishop's insignia, headed like a shepherd's crook pastoral theology noun That part of theology which deals with the duties of pastors in relation to the care of souls |