pastoral
Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestockOf or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock.
» 'Some schools are better at providing pastoral support to children', he said.
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3 sensesOf or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock.
пастушийpastušij
Relating to rural life and scenes, in particular of poetry.
We were living a pastoral life.
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.
pastoral duties
a pastoral letter
- of or relating to a pastor
- relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
- (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
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
5 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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Forms
more pastoral, most pastoral| Comparative | more pastoral Lesson |
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| Superlative | most pastoral Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.