Pastoral Definition & Meaning
pastoral
- adjective
- of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter"
- relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
- (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"
- noun
- a musical composition that evokes rural life
- a letter from a pastor to the congregation
- a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
"Pastoral" in song lyrics
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"consejeria pastoral"
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"certificate pastoral"
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- What does pastoral mean?
- of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter" relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting
- What part of speech is pastoral?
- Pastoral is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does pastoral have?
- Pastoral has 6 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).