Meaning of Pastoral | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
2. 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.
3. A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.
4. A letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.

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Examples

“Ethel was silent from surprise: she had prepared herself for anger—even sorrow; but ridicule left her without an answer. What could she say to a hearer, who only smiled, and to whom emotion was only a scene in a pastoral?”

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