pastoral

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock.
2. 2
   Relating to rural life and scenes, in particular of poetry.
3. 3
   Relating 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.

Noun

1. 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. 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. 3
   A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.
4. 4
   A letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.