Understanding the meaning of pastoral

pastoral

/'pæstərəl/

noun
a musical composition that evokes rural life
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Similar:

idyl idyll pastorale

type of:
composition musical composition opus piece piece of music
adjective
(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
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"charming in its pastoral setting"

Similar:

arcadian bucolic rural
adjective
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
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"pastoral seminomadic people" "pastoral land" "a pastoral economy"

Similar:

bucolic
noun
a letter from a pastor to the congregation
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type of:
missive letter
noun
a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
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type of:
literary composition literary work
of or relating to a pastor
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"pastoral work" "a pastoral letter"

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