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   Pas·to·ral

   /ˈpastər(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle: "scattered pastoral farms"
   • ▪ associated with country life: "the view was pastoral, with rolling fields and grazing sheep" Similar ruralcountrycountrysidecountrifiedoutdoorrusticagriculturalagrarianprovincialgrassygreenverdantsimpleinnocentidyllicunspoiledliterary:bucolicsylvanArcadianrare:exurbangeorgicOpposite urban
   • ▪ (of a work of art) portraying or evoking country life, typically in a romanticized or idealized form.
   • 2. (in the Christian Church) concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance: "pastoral and doctrinal issues" Similar priestlyclericalecclesiasticalministerialrare:hieraticsacerdotalvicarialparsonicalrectorialchurchlyprelaticapostolic

   noun

   • 1. a work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life: "the story, though a pastoral, has an actual connection with the life of agricultural labor"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin pastoralis ‘relating to a shepherd’, from pastor ‘shepherd’ (see pastor).

   Derivatives

   • 1. pastoralism noun
   • 2. pastorality noun
   • 3. pastorally adverb

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   The meaning of PASTORAL is of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen. How to use pastoral in a sentence.

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   PASTORAL definition: 1. used to refer to the part of the work of teachers and priests that involves giving help and…. Learn more.

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   Pastoral definition: having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas. See examples of PASTORAL used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › pastoralPASTORAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. of shepherds or their work, way of life, etc. 2. of or portraying rural life or, formerly, a highly conventionalized form of rustic life among shepherds, usually in an idealized way. 3. of pastoral literature or a pastoral. 4. characteristic of rural life, idealized as peaceful, simple, and natural. 5.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › pastoralPASTORAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PASTORAL meaning: 1. used to refer to the part of the work of teachers and priests that involves giving help and…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of pastoral. adjective. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle. “ pastoral seminomadic people”. “ pastoral land”. “a pastoral economy”. synonyms: bucolic. adjective. (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionpastoral adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   showing country life or the countryside, especially in a romantic way. relating to the farming of animals. Definition of pastoral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.