Definition of PASTORAL
Pronunciation : PASTORAL

noun : PASTORAL

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 2. (

    ) a letter from a pastor to the congregation ;

  • 3. (

    ) a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) ;

Adjective : PASTORAL

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 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 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" ;


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