Definitions
1.AdjectiveOf or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock.
2.AdjectiveRelating to rural life and scenes, in particular of poetry."We were living a pastoral life."
3.AdjectiveRelating 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"
4.NounA poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
5.NounA 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.
6.NounA letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.
7.NounA letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.