/ Dictionary / Index P pastorale: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pas•to•rale Pronunciation: (pas"tu-räl', -ral', -rä'lē, pä"stu-It.päs"tô-rä'le), [key] — pl. -rales, -ra•li an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject. a piece of music suggestive of pastoral life. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pastorale (Thesaurus) pastoral counseling Pastoral Epistles Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language