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