pastoral letter
C14108
concept
A pastoral letter is a formal written communication from a religious leader, typically a bishop or pastor, offering guidance, instruction, or encouragement to a specific congregation or the wider faithful community.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pastoral letter canonical | 4 |
| pastoral instruction | 3 |
| pastoral exhortation | 1 |
| pastoral letters | 1 |
| pastoral teaching | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: pastoral letter
Generated description
A pastoral letter is a formal written communication from a religious leader, typically a bishop or pastor, offering guidance, instruction, or encouragement to a specific congregation or the wider faithful community.
Instances (10)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Letter to Wulfgeat | — |
| Communio et Progressio | pastoral instruction |
| Letter to the Youth of the World (1985) | — |
| Polycarp to care for all members of the church | pastoral exhortation |
| Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians | — |
| Aetatis Novae | pastoral instruction |
| Ethics in Communications | pastoral instruction |
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Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus
linked to:
Letter to the soldiers of Coroticus
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| Festal Letters | pastoral letters |
| Anglican Communion teaching on marriage | pastoral teaching |