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• Pastoral letter — A Pastoral letter, often called simply a pastoral, is an open letter addressed by a bishop to the clergy or laity of his diocese, or to both, containing either general admonition, instruction or consolation, or directions for behaviour in… …   Wikipedia

• Pastoral Letter —    A letter issued by the Rector of a Parish, or by the Bishop of the Diocese on some subject affecting the welfare of the Church in its devotions or work. Perhaps the most important of such Pastoral Letters is that which is issued by the House… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• Pastoral (disambiguation) — Pastoral can refer to:*Pastoralism, pastoral farming *Pastoral, the lifestyle of shepherds, and also an artistic styleUses of pastoral related to the primary meanings above include:*In film: ** Pastoral (film), a 1974 film by Shuji Terayama*In… …   Wikipedia

• 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pastoral staff — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pastoral Theology — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pastoral address — or pastoral letter noun An address or a letter by a pastor to his people, or by a bishop to his clergy • • • Main Entry: ↑pastor …   Useful english dictionary

• pastoral — /ˈpastərəl / (say pahstuhruhl), / trəl/ (say truhl) adjective 1. of or relating to the raising of stock, especially sheep or cattle, on rural properties: pastoral occupations; pastoral leases. 2. used for pasture, as land. 3. having the… …  

• Letter of Reconciliation of the Polish Bishops to the German Bishops — The Pastoral Letter of the Polish Bishops to their German Brothers ( pl. Orędzie biskupów polskich do ich niemieckich braci w Chrystusowym urzędzie pasterskim; de. Hirtenbrief der polnischen Bischöfe an ihre deutschen Amtsbrüder) was a pastoral… …   Wikipedia

• 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. [1913 Webster] A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pastoral — [pas′tərəl, päs′tərəl] adj. [ME pastoralle < L pastoralis < pastor, a shepherd: see PASTOR] 1. of shepherds or their work, way of life, etc. 2. of or portraying rural life or, formerly, a highly conventionalized form of rustic life among… …   English World dictionary