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pas·to·ral
/ˈpæst(ə)rəl/
牧歌,田園詩(
a
.)牧人的,田園生活的,牧師的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pas·tor·al
a.
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
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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
.
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
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
]
n
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
)
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