Both Uses of
pastoral
in
Hiroshima, by John Hersey
- After his discharge from the hospital, he returned to the tiny Noborimachi chapel he had helped build, and there he continued his self-abnegating pastoral life.†
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- After he came back from a long hike of pastoral calls, the Misasa housekeeper would see him collapse on the steps of his rectory, head down — a figure, it seemed, of utter defeat.†
Chpt 5
Definitions:
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(1)
(pastoral as in: a pastoral scene) relating to the countryside -- especially idealizing charmingly simple and serene country life
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Of the other senses of "pastoral", the most common are related to a pastor (minister or priest). See a comprehensive dictionary for other senses of the word.