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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.

The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate.

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

A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time.

In a pastoral or rural manner.

The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor.

A parsonage; -- so called in some Baptist churches. [Southern U. S.]

Having no pastor.

An insignificant pastor. [R.]

Appropriate to a pastor. Milton.

Pastorate. Bp. Bull.

Partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy, and pastoral poetry. [R.] Gay.

To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of pastorship. [R.] Fuller.

A pastoral sweetheart. To sport with Amaryllis in the shade. Milton.

A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches. [Archaic] Unto-the angel of the church of Ephesus write. Rev. ii. 1.

Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as, Arcadian simplicity or scenery.

ong the Congregationalists, a society, consisting of a number of ministers, generally the pastors of neighboring churches, united for promoting the interests of religion and the harmony of the churches. Association of ideas (Physiol.), the combination or connection of states of mind or their objects with one another, a…

A pastoral song. [Obs.]

Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.

as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite; as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church. Paul . . . called to be an apostle Rom. i. 1. The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. Acts xiii. 2.