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pastoral
adjective
noun
(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
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ˈpæs.tə.ɹəl
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adjective
(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
“A country life of arcadian contentment”
adjective
Of or relating to a pastor
“Pastoral work”
adjective
Relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
“Pastoral seminomadic people”
noun
A literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
noun
A letter from a pastor to the congregation
noun
A musical composition that evokes rural life
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A country life of arcadian contentment
A pleasant bucolic scene
Charming in its pastoral setting
Pastoral work
A pastoral letter
Pastoral seminomadic people
Pastoral land
A pastoral economy
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