Word: Pastoral
How to pronounce: ˈpɑːstərəl
Adjective
Definitions:
1. (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle.
Example sentences: "Scattered pastoral farms"
2. (in the Christian Church) concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance.
Example sentences: "Pastoral and doctrinal issues"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life.
Example sentences: "The story, though a pastoral, has an actual connection with the life of agricultural labor"
Synonyms:
idyll
idyl
bucolic
ministerial
Derivations:
Pastorale
pastor
pastorate
pastorship
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Pastoral in Other Languages...
Spanish: Pastoral
German: Seelsorge
French: Pastoral
Italian: Pastorale
Turkish: Pastoral
