pastoral
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(a) of or relating to a pastor
- pastoral work
- a pastoral letter
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(a) relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
- pastoral seminomadic people
- pastoral land
- a pastoral economy
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(s) (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
- a country life of arcadian contentment
- a pleasant bucolic scene
- charming in its pastoral setting
- rustic tranquility
Nouns
- (n) a musical composition that evokes rural life idyl, pastorale, idyll,
- (n) a letter from a pastor to the congregation
- (n) a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)