"pastoral" meaning in English

See pastoral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpæs.tə.ɹəl/, /ˈpɑːstə.ɹəl/, /ˌpæsˈtɔːɹəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pastoral.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pastoral2.wav Forms: more pastoral [comparative], most pastoral [superlative]
enPR: păs"tōr-al Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl Etymology: From Middle French, Old French pastoral, from Latin pāstōrālis, from pāstor (“shepherd”), + adjective suffix -ālis. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{uder|en|fro|pastoral}} Old French pastoral, {{uder|en|la|pāstōrālis}} Latin pāstōrālis Head templates: {{en-adj}} pastoral (comparative more pastoral, superlative most pastoral)
  1. Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock. Translations (of or pertaining to shepherds): βουκολικός (boukolikós) (Ancient Greek), пастирски (pastirski) (Bulgarian), 牧人的 (Chinese Mandarin), pastoraal (Dutch), paimen- (Finnish), pastoraalinen (Finnish), pastoral [masculine] (French), ποιμενικός (poimenikós) [masculine] (Greek), βουκολικός (voukolikós) [masculine] (Greek), pasterski (Polish), pastoral (Portuguese), pastoril (Portuguese), пастуший (pastušij) [masculine] (Russian), pastoral (Spanish), pastoral (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pastoral-en-adj-Azu9LHBE Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to shepherds': 84 2 14
  2. Relating to rural life and scenes, in particular of poetry.
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  3. 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. Translations (relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church): пасторски (pastorski) (Bulgarian), 主教的 (Chinese Mandarin), pastra (Esperanto), papillinen (Finnish), pastoral [masculine] (French), ποιμαντικός (poimantikós) [feminine] (Greek), duszpasterski (Polish), pasterski (Polish), pastoralny (Polish), pastoral (Portuguese)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: al pastor

Noun

IPA: /ˈpæs.tə.ɹəl/, /ˈpɑːstə.ɹəl/, /ˌpæsˈtɔːɹəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pastoral.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pastoral2.wav Forms: pastorals [plural]
enPR: păs"tōr-al Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl Etymology: From Middle French, Old French pastoral, from Latin pāstōrālis, from pāstor (“shepherd”), + adjective suffix -ālis. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{uder|en|fro|pastoral}} Old French pastoral, {{uder|en|la|pāstōrālis}} Latin pāstōrālis Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Translations (poem): пасторал (pastoral) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 田园诗 (Chinese Mandarin), pastorale [feminine] (Dutch), pastoraali (Finnish), sielanka [feminine] (Polish), пастора́ль (pastorálʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pastoral-en-noun-WXkCEpDQ Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 12 28 11 13 6 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 14 25 13 11 7 21 Disambiguation of 'poem': 72 9 8 12
  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. Categories (topical): Music Translations (cantata): pastorale [feminine] (Dutch), pastoraali (Finnish), пастора́ль (pastorálʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pastoral-en-noun-cN30Wa-O Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 12 28 11 13 6 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 14 25 13 11 7 21 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'cantata': 0 100 0 0
  3. (religion, Christianity) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese. Categories (topical): Christianity, Religion Translations (letter of a pastor): herderlijke brief [masculine] (Dutch), paimenkirje (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pastoral-en-noun-cCytId6U Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'letter of a pastor': 7 4 64 25
  4. (religion, Christianity) A letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish. Categories (topical): Christianity, Religion Translations (letter of the house of bishops): paimenkirje (Finnish), piispan kirje (Finnish), list pasterski [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-pastoral-en-noun-l9L-OY9X Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 12 28 11 13 6 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 14 25 13 11 7 21 Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'letter of the house of bishops': 11 9 15 65

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church",
      "word": "pasterski"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church",
      "word": "pastoralny"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church",
      "word": "pastoral"
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  ],
  "word": "pastoral"
}

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        "(religion, Christianity) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese."
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      "ipa": "/ˌpæsˈtɔːɹəl/"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pastoral",
      "sense": "poem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "пасторал"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "poem",
      "word": "田园诗"
    },
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "poem",
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      "word": "pastorale"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "poem",
      "word": "pastoraali"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "poem",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "sielanka"
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      "roman": "pastorálʹ",
      "sense": "poem",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "пастора́ль"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "cantata",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pastorale"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cantata",
      "word": "pastoraali"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pastorálʹ",
      "sense": "cantata",
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      "word": "пастора́ль"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "letter of a pastor",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "letter of a pastor",
      "word": "paimenkirje"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "word": "paimenkirje"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "letter of the house of bishops",
      "word": "piispan kirje"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "letter of the house of bishops",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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  ],
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}

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