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pastoral
  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.
  5. Synonyms:
pastorage
  1. Home or offices of a pastor; comparable to a rectory
  2. The role or responsibilities of a pastor.
  3. The period of service of a particular pastor to his congregation; his term of office.
  4. An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “But the Baronet being one in the domestic circle of the pastorage, was to be yet further postponed.”
      “His pastorage had been marked by several changes in church policy with regards to community outreach.”
      “At the denomination's annual conference, the pastorage had passed a bylaw prohibiting members from performing online marriage ceremonies.”
pastorate
  1. The role or responsibilities of a pastor.
  2. The period of service of a particular pastor to their congregation; their term of office.
  3. An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “A time away from the pastorate can provide a renewal of one's call to ministry.”
      “Like many other pastors, he began his pastorate trying to wear the ill-fitting theological armor of his theological professors.”
      “When Ivan agreed in April 2002 to accept the pastorate, the church was filled with a real sense of peace and thankfulness to God.”
pastor
  1. (now rare) A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals.
  2. Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people
  3. A minister or a priest in a Christian church.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “The congregation claps and cheers and then goes home and bad-talks the pastor over Sunday lunch.”
pastoralism
  1. The state of being pastoral.
  2. animal husbandry; the raising and herding of farm animals
  3. Examples:
    1. “Historically, Arabs in Sudan tend to practice nomadic pastoralism, and black Africans tend to subsist through sedentary agriculture.”
      “The last issue covers agriculture, forestry, pastoralism, mines and Industry.”
      “Beyond some engagement with pastoralism in the Gedo region, it lacked an established niche in Somalia's economy.”
pastoress
  1. A female pastor (person who tends to a flock)
  2. A female pastor (minister or priest of a Christian church)
pastorale
  1. A play or a musical product which has a pastoral subject.
  2. An artwork that is suggestive of pastoral themes.
  3. Examples:
    1. “The Fall of Berlin has battle scenes galore modelled on the Leningrad Symphony, though there is also a cringe-making pastorale.”
      “Silverman and her research assistants even located the text of the actual pastorale that was performed that day in Arles.”
      “After this, the action languishes, Abraham dies, and the pastorale comes to an end.”
pastoralist
  1. A person involved in pastoralism, whose primary occupation is the raising of livestock
  2. Synonyms:
pastorship
  1. Dignity or office of a pastor.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Trying to decide to whom we would offer the pastorship was as close as I ever came to being a cardinal.”
      “Indeed, the life-changing concept that she has embraced in her pastorship has become the source of her new book.”
      “In October, 1800, he resigned his pastorship at Blandford and received a regular dismissal.”
pastress
  1. (rare) A female pastor.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Born of lawful matrimony and of honourable parents, above others expert in the rule and religion of the monastery, and elected the said Dame Jonet as their prioress and pastress of their souls.”
      “The final duty of any Pastor or Pastress is to police the ranks and expose those who have become Members for the "coolness" of it rather than for its meaning.”
pastoralness
  1. Quality of being pastoral.
pastrix
  1. (rare) Synonym of pastoress
pastour
  1. Obsolete form of pastor.
pastoralists
  1. plural of pastoralist
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The Afars are mostly nomadic pastoralists whose grazing area extends from eastern and southern Eritrea into Ethiopia.”
      “With the continuous increase in the size of herds and flocks pastoralists moved away from the settled areas around Adelaide.”
      “The Flinders Ranges provide a home to Aborigines, farmers, miners and pastoralists.”
pastoralisms
  1. plural of pastoralism
pastorships
  1. plural of pastorship
pastorages
pastorales
  1. plural of pastorale
pastorates
  1. plural of pastorate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Two pastorates in New York State preceded the world-famous ministry he established in Neshaminy, Bucks County, north of Philadelphia.”
      “The whole matter of how men are called to pastorates and why they leave them needs fresh consideration.”
      “His ordination took place in 1887, after which he held two pastorates of three years each, presumedly in Free Baptist churches.”
pastoresses
  1. plural of pastoress
pastorals
pastresses
  1. plural of pastress
pastours
  1. plural of pastour
pastors
  1. plural of pastor
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Let Us Pray consists of new prayers for public worship by twenty-nine pastors, predominantly Presbyterian.”
      “Look for opportunities to form teams in communicating with pastors and lay people.”
      “The key to accomplishing this must surely be the biblical training of pastors and active laymen.”
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