pastoral

/pˈæstɚəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of or relating to a pastor
   “pastoral work”
2. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
   “pastoral seminomadic people”
3. (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
   “a country life of arcadian contentment”

noun

1. a musical composition that evokes rural life
2. a letter from a pastor to the congregation
3. a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)

Synonyms for pastoral

• bucolic
• arcadian
• rural
• pastorale
• idyll
• idyl