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What does pastoral mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word pastoral? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to shepherds
  2. Relating to rural life and scenes
  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.
Noun
  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.
  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.
  3. (religion) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.
  4. (religion) A letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.
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