noun Download 🔗Share A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic. Examples : "The English class studied pastoral and learned about poems that idealize rural life and shepherds. " literature art nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The school choir will perform a beautiful pastoral next spring, celebrating the joys of country living with simple melodies and lyrics about nature. " music literature art nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese. Examples : "The bishop's annual pastoral, outlining the diocese's goals and challenges, was distributed to all parishes. " religion theology communication writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish. Examples : "The bishop requested that the pastoral be read aloud by the priest during Sunday's service. " religion communication writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock Examples : "The painting depicted a peaceful, pastoral scene of sheep grazing in a green meadow. " agriculture animal nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Relating to rural life and scenes Examples : "We were living a pastoral life." nature environment agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Relating to the care of souls, to the pastor of a church or to any local religious leader charged with the service of individual parishioners, i.e. a priest or rabbi. Examples : "pastoral duties; a pastoral letter" religion theology soul person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading