Pastoral vs Pastorate - What's the difference?
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Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
:* He wanders west as far as Memphis, a solitary migrant upon that flat and pastoral landscape. - 1985 , chapter
:* [...] these pastoral farms,/Green to the very door; and wreaths of smoke / Sent up, in silence, from among the trees! - 1798 , lines 16-18.
Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church.
A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
(music) 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
(religion, Christianity) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.
(religion, Christianity) A letter of the , to be read in each parish.
The role or responsibilities of a pastor.
:The old pastor found his pastorate wearying, and longed to retire.
The period of service of a particular pastor to their congregation; their term of office.
:His pastorate had been marked by several changes in church policy with regards to community outreach.
An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.
:At the denomination's annual conference, the pastorate had passed a bylaw prohibiting members from performing online marriage ceremonies.
As nouns the difference between pastoral and pastorate
is that pastoral is a poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic while pastorate is the role or responsibilities of a pastor.As an adjective pastoral
is of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.pastoral
English
(wikipedia pastoral)Adjective
(en adjective)- pastoral''' duties; a '''pastoral letter