pastoral

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun

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Wikipedia

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Latin pastoralis, from pāstor (“‘shepherd’”), + adjective suffix -alis.

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• păs"tōr-al, IPA: ˌpæs.ˈtɔːɹəl

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pastoral (comparative more pastoral, superlative most pastoral)

1. 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.

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

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pastoral (plural pastorals)

1. A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
2. (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. Moore
3. (religion, Christianity) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.
4. (religion, Christianity) A letter of the w:House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.

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pastoral m. and f. (plural pastorales)

1. pastoral

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pastoral f. (plural pastorales)

1. pastoral