Pastoral-counseling
noun
1.
the use of psychotherapeutic techniques by trained members of the clergy to assist parishioners who seek help for personal or emotional problems.
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- Pastoralism
[pas-ter-uh-liz-uh m, pah-ster-] /ˈpæs tər əˌlɪz əm, ˈpɑ stər-/ noun 1. the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society. n. 1854, from pastoral + -ism.
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- Pastoralization
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