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pastoral

/ pastoral /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
Type of:
literary composition literary work
Kinds of:
eclogue bucolic idyll
noun Sense 2
a letter from a pastor to the congregation
Type of:
letter missive
adjective Sense 3
of or relating to a pastor
"pastoral work"
"a pastoral letter"
Pertains to:
curate minister parson pastor rector
noun Sense 4
a musical composition that evokes rural life
Type of:
musical composition opus composition
adjective satellite Sense 5
suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene
"his idyllic life in Tahiti"
"the pastoral legends of America''s Golden Age"
Similar:
pleasant
adjective Sense 6
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
"pastoral seminomadic people"
"pastoral land"
"a pastoral economy"
Pertains to:
sheepherder shepherd sheepman
adjective satellite Sense 7
used of idealized country life
"a country life of arcadian contentment"
"a pleasant bucolic scene"
"charming in its pastoral setting"
"rustic tranquility"
Similar:
rural
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

literary composition literary work eclogue bucolic idyll letter missive musical composition opus composition pleasant rural