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

[ Syn: bucolic ]

a musical composition that evokes rural life

[ Syn: pastorale , idyll , idyl ]

a letter from a pastor to the congregation

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

(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 ]