Pastoral
noun'pæstərəl
Adjective
(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
“charming in its pastoral setting”
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
“pastoral seminomadic people”
“pastoral land”
“a pastoral economy”
Similar:Bucolic
Noun
a musical composition that evokes rural life
Type of:CompositionOpusPiecea letter from a pastor to the congregation
Type of:MissiveLettera literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
Other
of or relating to a pastor
“pastoral work”
“a pastoral letter”
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