pastoral
adjective/ˈpɑːstərəl/
/ˈpæstərəl/
- relating to the work of a priest or teacher in giving help and advice on personal matters, not just those connected with religion or education
- pastoral care
- the church’s pastoral ministry in the inner cities.
- showing country life or the countryside, especially in a romantic way
- a pastoral scene/poem/symphony
- relating to the farming of animals
- agricultural and pastoral practices
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin pastoralis ‘relating to a shepherd’, from pastor ‘shepherd’, from past- ‘fed, grazed’, from the verb pascere.
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