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Pastor :: Pastor (n.) A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.

Pastor :: Pastor (n.) A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish..

Pastor :: Pastor (n.) A species of starling (Pastor roseus), native of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts..

Pastorage :: Pastorage (n.) The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate..

Pastoral :: Pastoral (a.) Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life..

Pastoral :: Pastoral (a.) Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter..

Pastoral :: Pastoral (n.) A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.

Pastoral :: Pastoral (n.) 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.

Pastoral :: Pastoral (n.) 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..

Pastorale :: Pastorale (n.) A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time..

Pastorale :: Pastorale (n.) A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance.

Pastorally :: Pastorally (adv.) In a pastoral or rural manner.

Pastorally :: Pastorally (adv.) In the manner of a pastor.

Pastorate :: Pastorate (n.) The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor..

Pastorless :: Pastorless (a.) Having no pastor.

Pastorling :: Pastorling (n.) An insignificant pastor.

Pastorly :: Pastorly (a.) Appropriate to a pastor.

Pastorship :: Pastorship (n.) Pastorate.

Tragi-comi-pastoral :: Tragi-comi-pastoral (a.) Partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy, and pastoral poetry..

Unpastor :: Unpastor (v. t.) To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of pastorship.