pastoral definition pastoral meaning and pastoral synonyms
noun
| Meaning 1 | a musical composition that evokes rural life |
| Synonym | pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl |
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pastoral definition pastoral meaning and pastoral synonyms
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| Meaning 2 | a letter from a pastor to the congregation |
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pastoral definition pastoral meaning and pastoral synonyms
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| Meaning 3 | a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) |
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pastoral definition pastoral meaning and pastoral synonyms
adjective
| Meaning 1 | of or relating to a pastor |
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| Usage | pastoral work a pastoral letter |
pastoral definition pastoral meaning and pastoral synonyms
adjective
| Meaning 2 | relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle |
| Synonym | bucolic |
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| Usage | pastoral seminomadic people pastoral land a pastoral economy |
pastoral definition pastoral meaning and pastoral synonyms
adjective
| Meaning 3 | (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic |
| Synonym | arcadian, bucolic |
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| Usage | a country life of arcadian contentment a pleasant bucolic scene charming in its pastoral setting rustic tranquility |
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