pastoral -
of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter"
pastoral -
(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"
rural living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"
pastoral -
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
pastoral -
A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
pastoral -
A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a lyrical composition the subject of which is taken from rural life. Moore.
pastoral -
A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.
pastoral -
Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
pastoral -
Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.
Wikipedia
Pastoral refers as an adjective to the lifestyle of pastoralists, such as shepherds herding livestock around open areas of land according to seasons and the changing availability of water and pasturage. It also refers to a genre in literature, art or music that depicts such shepherd life, usually in an idealized manner and for urban audiences. When used as a noun, a pastoral, it refers to a single work of such poetry, music or drama.
