pastoral 音标拼音: [p'æstɚəl]
n . 牧歌,田园诗
a . 牧人的,田园生活的,牧师的
牧歌,田园诗牧人的,田园生活的,牧师的
pastoral adj 1 :
of or relating to a pastor ; "
pastoral work "; "
a pastoral letter "
2 :
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle ; "
pastoral seminomadic people "; "
pastoral land "; "
a pastoral economy " [
synonym : {
bucolic }, {
pastoral }]
3 : (
used with regard to idealized country life )
idyllically rustic ; "
a country life of arcadian contentment "; "
a pleasant bucolic scene "; "
charming in its pastoral setting "; "
rustic tranquility " [
synonym : {
arcadian }, {
bucolic }, {
pastoral }]
n 1 :
a musical composition that evokes rural life [
synonym :
{
pastorale }, {
pastoral }, {
idyll }, {
idyl }]
2 :
a letter from a pastor to the congregation 3 :
a literary work idealizing the rural life (
especially the life of shepherds )
Pastoral \
Pas "
tor *
al \,
a . [
L .
pastoralis :
cf .
F .
pastoral .
See {
Pastor }.]
1 .
Of or pertaining to shepherds ;
hence ,
relating to rural life and scenes ;
as ,
a pastoral life .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Relating to the care of souls ,
or to the pastor of a church ;
as ,
pastoral duties ;
a pastoral letter .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Pastoral staff } (
Eccl .),
a staff ,
usually of the form of a shepherd '
s crook ,
borne as an official emblem by a bishop ,
abbot ,
abbess ,
or other prelate privileged to carry it .
See {
Crook },
and {
Crosier }.
{
Pastoral Theology },
that part of theology which treats of the duties of pastors .
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1913 Webster ]
Pastoral \
Pas "
tor *
al \,
n .
1 .
A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds ;
a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds ;
an idyl ;
a bucolic .
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1913 Webster ]
A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its effects on a country life .
--
Rambler .
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2 . (
Mus .)
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 . --
Moore (
Encyc .
of Music ).
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1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Eccl .)
A letter of a pastor to his charge ;
specifically ,
a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese ;
also (
Prot .
Epis .
Ch .),
a letter of the House of Bishops ,
to be read in each parish .
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1913 Webster ]
286 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pastoral ":
Alcaic ,
Anacreontic ,
Arcadian ,
Castalian ,
Edenic ,
English sonnet ,
Grand Guignol ,
Homeric ,
Horatian ode ,
Hudibrastic ,
Italian sonnet ,
Passion play ,
Petrarchan sonnet ,
Pierian ,
Pindaric ,
Pindaric ode ,
Sapphic ode ,
Shakespearean sonnet ,
Theocritean ,
Tom show ,
abbatial ,
abbatical ,
agrarian ,
agrestic ,
agricultural ,
airscape ,
alba ,
anacreontic ,
antimasque ,
arcadian ,
archiepiscopal ,
at peace ,
audience success ,
balada ,
ballad ,
ballade ,
ballet ,
bardic ,
bloodless ,
bomb ,
broadcast drama ,
bucolic ,
burlesque show ,
calm ,
campestral ,
canonical ,
canso ,
capitular ,
capitulary ,
chanson ,
charade ,
churchly ,
cityscape ,
clerical ,
clerihew ,
cliff hanger ,
closet drama ,
cloudscape ,
comedy drama ,
concordant ,
countrified ,
country ,
critical success ,
daytime serial ,
dialogue ,
didactic ,
diorama ,
dirge ,
dithyramb ,
dithyrambic ,
documentary drama ,
drama ,
dramalogue ,
dramatic ,
dramatic play ,
dramatic series ,
duodrama ,
duologue ,
ecclesiastic ,
ecclesiastical ,
eclogic ,
eclogue ,
elegiac ,
elegy ,
epic ,
epic theater ,
epigram ,
episcopal ,
episcopalian ,
epithalamium ,
epode ,
epopee ,
epopoeia ,
epos ,
evangelistic ,
experimental theater ,
exterior ,
extravaganza ,
failure ,
farm ,
farming ,
farmscape ,
flop ,
gasser ,
genuine ,
georgic ,
ghazel ,
giveaway ,
haiku ,
halcyon ,
happening ,
harmonious ,
heroic ,
hit ,
hit show ,
homespun ,
humble ,
idyll ,
idyllic ,
improvisational drama ,
inartificial ,
innocent ,
interior ,
jingle ,
landscape ,
legitimate drama ,
limerick ,
lowland ,
lyric ,
madrigal ,
masque ,
melodrama ,
ministerial ,
minstrel show ,
miracle ,
miracle play ,
mock -
heroic ,
monodrama ,
monody ,
monologue ,
morality ,
morality play ,
music drama ,
musical revue ,
mystery ,
mystery play ,
narrative ,
narrative poem ,
native ,
natural ,
naturelike ,
nursery rhyme ,
ode ,
opera ,
orderly ,
outland ,
pacific ,
pageant ,
palinode ,
panel show ,
pantomime ,
pastoral drama ,
pastoral elegy ,
pastorela ,
pastourelle ,
peaceable ,
peaceful ,
peacetime ,
piece ,
piping ,
placid ,
play ,
playlet ,
poem ,
poetic ,
poetico -
mystical ,
poetico -
mythological ,
poetico -
philosophic ,
poetlike ,
prelatial ,
prelatic ,
priest -
ridden ,
priestish ,
priestly ,
problem play ,
prothalamium ,
provincial ,
psychodrama ,
quiet ,
quiz show ,
rabbinic ,
radio drama ,
restful ,
review ,
revue ,
rhapsodic ,
rhyme ,
riverscape ,
rondeau ,
rondel ,
roundel ,
roundelay ,
runic ,
rural ,
rustic ,
sacerdotal ,
sapphic ,
satire ,
scape ,
scene ,
seapiece ,
seascape ,
sensational play ,
serene ,
serial ,
sestina ,
show ,
simple ,
sitcom ,
situation comedy ,
skaldic ,
sketch ,
skit ,
skyscape ,
sloka ,
snowscape ,
soap ,
soap opera ,
sociodrama ,
soft ,
song ,
sonnet ,
sonnet sequence ,
spectacle ,
stage play ,
stage show ,
straight drama ,
success ,
suspense drama ,
tableau ,
tableau vivant ,
talk show ,
tanka ,
teleplay ,
television drama ,
television play ,
tenso ,
tenzone ,
theater of cruelty ,
threnody ,
total theater ,
townscape ,
tranquil ,
triolet ,
troubadour poem ,
ultramontane ,
unadorned ,
unaffected ,
unartificial ,
unassuming ,
uncomplicated ,
undesigning ,
undisguising ,
undissembling ,
undissimulating ,
unembellished ,
unfeigning ,
unpretending ,
unpretentious ,
unspoiled ,
untroubled ,
unvarnished ,
upland ,
variety show ,
vaudeville ,
vaudeville show ,
vehicle ,
verse ,
verselet ,
versicle ,
view ,
villanelle ,
virelay ,
waterscape ,
word -
of -
mouth success ,
work
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PASTORAL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PASTORAL is of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen How to use pastoral in a sentence
PASTORAL Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Pastoral definition: having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas See examples of PASTORAL used in a sentence
PASTORAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary a pastoral scene of or relating to the responsibilities of the pastor of a Christian church: pastoral work duties (Definition of pastoral from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Pastoral - Wikipedia The speaker takes on a voyeuristic point of view with his love, and they are not directly interacting with the other true shepherds and nature Pastoral shepherds and maidens usually have Greek names like Corydon or Philomela, reflecting the origin of the pastoral genre
PASTORAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary The pastoral duties of a priest or other religious leader involve looking after the people they have responsibility for, especially by helping them with their personal problems
Pastoral - definition of pastoral by The Free Dictionary Define pastoral pastoral synonyms, pastoral pronunciation, pastoral translation, English dictionary definition of pastoral adj 1 a Of or relating to shepherds or herders b Of, relating to, or used for animal husbandry 2 a Of or relating to the country or country life;
pastoral adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of pastoral adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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 the church’s pastoral ministry in the inner cities
pastoral, n. adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pastoral, four of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
Pastoral - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms Etymology 'Pastoral' entered the English language in the 16th century and refers to anything relating to the countryside, rural life, or the peaceful and idyllic qualities of rural landscapes
PASTORAL Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for PASTORAL: rural, bucolic, country, rustic, agricultural, provincial, agrarian, countrified; Antonyms of PASTORAL: urban, municipal, metropolitan, urbanized, metro, nonagricultural, citified, nonfarm