pastoral
A poem describing the life and manners of shepherdsA poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
» 'Some schools are better at providing pastoral support to children', he said.
Meaning
4 sensesA poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
пастора́льpastorálʹ
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.
пастора́льpastorálʹ
a musical composition that evokes rural life
A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.
a letter from a pastor to the congregation
A letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.
Examples
3 sentences'Some schools are better at providing pastoral support to children', he said.
'Some schools are better at providing pastoral support to children', she said.
No trace of Napoleon's waltz across Europe appears in the pastoral novels of Jane Austen.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French, Old French pastoral, from Latin pāstōrālis, from pāstor (“shepherd”),From Middle French, Old French pastoral, from Latin pāstōrālis, from pāstor (“shepherd”), + adjective suffix -ālis.
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