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pastoral

adjective as in peaceful, especially referring to the countryside

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I am not a theologian, nor am I trained in pastoral care or spiritual counseling.

From Salon

He was speaking on behalf of the Sant'Egidio community, a movement of both lay people and clergy, committed to social service - and the priest was encouraging the students to embrace a pastoral mission.

From BBC

But Osbourne was a passionate admirer of the Beatles, and you can hear their influence on the pastoral chorus of this song, before Tony Iommi powers in with a growling guitar line.

From BBC

Her over-romanticized vision of life across the pond, fueled by love stories like “Sense and Sensibility” set in pastoral England, starts out more bedraggled than charmed.

The teacher, who works in pastoral and wellbeing support, said he had known Harvey well because of issues around his attendance.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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