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
- pastoral work
- a pastoral letter
adjective
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
Synonyms
Examples
- pastoral seminomadic people
- pastoral land
- a pastoral economy
adjective
(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
Synonyms
Examples
- a country life of arcadian contentment
- a pleasant bucolic scene
- charming in its pastoral setting
- rustic tranquility