pastoral

[ˈpɑːstərəl] [ˈpæstərəl]
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  • Noun
    1. a musical composition that evokes rural life
    2. a letter from a pastor to the congregation
    3. a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
  • Adjective
    1. of or relating to a pastor;
    "pastoral work""a pastoral letter"
    2. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle;
    "pastoral seminomadic people""pastoral land""a pastoral economy"
    3. used of idealized country life;
    "a country life of arcadian contentment""a pleasant bucolic scene""charming in its pastoral setting""rustic tranquility"
    4. suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene;
    "his idyllic life in Tahiti""the pastoral legends of America's Golden Age"