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pastoral

adjective as in peaceful, especially referring to the countryside

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During that period Finegan, who taught and worked at the college, molested him under the guise of providing pastoral care, it was claimed.

From BBC

The system stored personal information such as name and home address, school records, health data, safeguarding and pastoral logs and emergency contacts.

From BBC

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.

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

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