Pastoral

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pastoral
adj. tranquil, peaceful; idyllic, rustic, simple; pertaining to shepherds
 
n. poetry detailing the life of a shepherd


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Pastoral
Pastoral, as an adjective, refers to the lifestyle of shepherds and pastoralists, moving livestock around larger areas of land according to seasons and availability of water and feed. "Pastoral" also describes literature, art and music which depicts the life of shepherds, often in a highly idealised manner. It may also be used as a noun (a pastoral) to describe a single work of pastoral poetry, music or drama. An alternative name for the literary "pastoral" (both as an adjective and a noun) is bucolic, from the Greek βουκóλος, meaning a "cowherd". This reflects the Greek origin of the pastoral tradition.
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pastoral
Noun
1. a musical composition that evokes rural life
(synonym) pastorale, idyll
(hypernym) musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
2. a letter from a pastor to the congregation
(hypernym) letter, missive
3. a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
(hypernym) literary composition, literary work
(hyponym) eclogue, bucolic, idyll
Adjective
1. of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter"
(pertainym) curate, minister, parson, pastor, rector
2. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
(synonym) bucolic
(pertainym) sheepherder, shepherd, sheepman
3. used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
(synonym) arcadian, bucolic, rustic
(similar) rural
4. suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; "his idyllic life in Tahiti"; "the pastoral legends of America's Golden Age"
(synonym) idyllic
(similar) pleasant


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pastoral
adv. pastorally, peacefully, simply, calmly, idyllically
 
adj. pastoral, tranquil, peaceful, idyllic, rustic, simple

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pastoral
adj. pastoral, bucolic

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