PASTORAL

/ˈpæs.tə.ɹəl/ Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 12

Definition

  1. adjective of or relating to a pastor.
  2. adjective relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle. — synonyms: bucolic
  3. adjective (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic. — synonyms: arcadian, bucolic
  4. noun a musical composition that evokes rural life. — synonyms: pastorale, idyll, idyl
  5. noun a letter from a pastor to the congregation.
  6. noun a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds).

Examples

  • “We were living a pastoral life.”
  • “pastoral duties; a pastoral letter”

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