|
Pastoral - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
|
Pastoral : adj
1: of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral
letter"
2: relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising
sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral
land"; "a pastoral economy" [syn: bucolic]
3: used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian
contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its
pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: arcadian,
bucolic, rustic]
4: suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; "his
idyllic life in Tahiti"; "the pastoral legends of
America's Golden Age" [syn: idyllic]
(noun)
1: a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn: pastorale,
idyll]
2: a letter from a pastor to the congregation
3: a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the
life of shepherds)
Based on WordNet 2.0
|
|
Pastoral : \Pas"tor*al\, a. [L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See
Pastor.]
1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural
life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a
church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.
Pastoral staff (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a
shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop,
abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it.
See Crook, and Crosier.
Pastoral Theology, that part of theology which treats of
the duties of pastors.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Pastoral : \Pas"tor*al\, n.
1. A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a
poem in which the speakers assume the character of
shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.
A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion
is represented by its effects on a country life.
--Rambler.
2. (Mus.) 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 (Encyc. of Music).
3. (Eccl.) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically,
a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot.
Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read
in each parish.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
|
|
|
|
Example Usage of Pastoral |
 |
HUSHCEO: RT @thesoundpost: @HUSHCEO Hummingbirds huh? Try Beethoven 6, the "Pastoral", that will certainly paint a beautiful picture in your head :-) |
 |
duncanbanks: Once again today I will be wearing a series of hats. They include my Pastoral hat, my leadership hat and my creative hat... |
 |
thesoundpost: @HUSHCEO Hummingbirds huh? Try Beethoven 6, the "Pastoral", that will certainly paint a beautiful picture in your head :-) |
|
