'Pastoral Theology' definitions:

Definition of 'Pastoral Theology'

From: GCIDE
  • Pastoral \Pas"tor*al\, a. [L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See Pastor.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter. [1913 Webster]
  • Pastoral staff (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop, abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it. See Crook, and Crosier.
  • Pastoral Theology, that part of theology which treats of the duties of pastors. [1913 Webster]