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pastoral

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

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

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

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