What does pastoral mean in English? Meaning of pastoral definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "pastoral": a musical composition that evokes rural life
Noun
Meaning: a musical composition that evokes rural lifeSynonyms: idyl
idyll
pastoral
pastoraleHypernyms: composition
musical composition
opus
piece
piece of musicMeaning of "pastoral": of or relating to a pastor
Adjective
Meaning: of or relating to a pastorExample: pastoral work
a pastoral letterSynonyms: pastoralMeaning of "pastoral": a letter from a pastor to the congregation
Noun
Meaning: a letter from a pastor to the congregationSynonyms: pastoralHypernyms: letter
missiveMeaning of "pastoral": relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
Adjective
Meaning: relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattleExample: pastoral seminomadic people
pastoral land
a pastoral economySynonyms: bucolic
pastoralMeaning of "pastoral": a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
Noun
Meaning: a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)Synonyms: pastoralHyponyms: bucolic
eclogue
idyl
idyllHypernyms: literary composition
literary workMeaning of "pastoral": (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
Adjective
Meaning: (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rusticExample: a country life of arcadian contentment
a pleasant bucolic scene
charming in its pastoral setting
rustic tranquilitySynonyms: arcadian
bucolic
pastoralSimilar: ruralAdjective: Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life. He wanders west as far as Memphis, a solitary migrant upon that flat and pastoral landscape. - 1985 McCarthy, Blood Meridian, chapter [...] these pastoral farms,/Green to the very door; and wreaths of smoke / Sent up, in silence, from among the trees! - 1798 Wordsworth, Tintern Abbey, lines 16-18.He wanders west as far as Memphis, a solitary migrant upon that flat and pastoral landscape. - 1985 McCarthy, Blood Meridian, chapter[...] these pastoral farms,/Green to the very door; and wreaths of smoke / Sent up, in silence, from among the trees! - 1798 Wordsworth, Tintern Abbey, lines 16-18.Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church. pastoral duties; a pastoral letterSynonyms:
bucolic, rural, idyllic, agrarian, rustic, simple, country, arcadian, sylvan, provincial, countrified, agrestic, outland,
Antonyms:
city, metropolitan, suburban, urban, agitated, bustling, busy,
