Definition of pastoral

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  • pastoral is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • pastoral is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • pastoral is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of pastoral

  • a musical composition that evokes rural life (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. idyl
    2. idyll
    3. pastorale
  • (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic (adjective)

    Examples

    1. charming in its pastoral setting

    Synonyms

    1. arcadian
    2. bucolic
  • relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle (adjective)

    Examples

    1. pastoral seminomadic people
    2. pastoral land
    3. a pastoral economy

    Synonyms

    1. bucolic
  • a letter from a pastor to the congregation (noun)
  • a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) (noun)
  • of or relating to a pastor ()

    Examples

    1. pastoral work
    2. a pastoral letter

See definition of pastoral in Merriam Webster