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pastoral
('p/&/st/@/r/@/l )

adjective (a)

  • of or relating to a pastor(adj.pert)
    Example:
    Pastoral work.
    A pastoral letter.
    source: wordnet30
  • relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle(adj.pert)
    Example:
    Pastoral seminomadic people.
    Pastoral land.
    A pastoral economy.
    Synonym:
    bucolic
    source: wordnet30
  • Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a musical composition that evokes rural life(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    idyl, idyll, pastorale
    source: wordnet30
  • a letter from a pastor to the congregation(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic(adj.all)
    Example:
    Charming in its pastoral setting.
    Synonym:
    arcadian, bucolic
    source: wordnet30
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