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Pastoral

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Definitions for Pastoral

noun
a musical composition that evokes rural life
Synonyms
noun
a letter from a pastor to the congregation
noun
a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
adjective
of or relating to a pastor
Examples
  1. pastoral work
  2. a pastoral letter
adjective
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
Synonyms
Examples
  1. pastoral seminomadic people
  2. pastoral land
  3. a pastoral economy
adjective
(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
Synonyms
Examples
  1. a country life of arcadian contentment
  2. a pleasant bucolic scene
  3. charming in its pastoral setting
  4. rustic tranquility

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