- 1relating 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.
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- 2showing country life or the countryside, especially in a romantic way a pastoral scene/poem/symphony
- 3relating to the farming of animals agricultural and pastoral practices
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