Pastoral - Definition

adj 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" [syn: bucolic, pastoral]
3: (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically
rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant
bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic
tranquility" [syn: arcadian, bucolic, pastoral]
n 1: a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn:
pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl]
2: a letter from a pastor to the congregation
3: a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the
life of shepherds)