Definition of pastoral Pastoral

/pæˈstɚʌl/ - [pasterul] - pas•to•ral

We found 19 definitions of pastoral from 5 different sources.

What does pastoral mean?

Noun Plural: pastorals
pastoral - a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
		literary composition, literary work imaginative or creative writing
pastoral - a letter from a pastor to the congregation
		missive, letter a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
pastoral - a musical composition that evokes rural life
		pastorale, idyll, idyl
		musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
Adjective
pastoral - of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter"
pastoral - (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"
		arcadian, bucolic
		rural living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"
pastoral - relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
		bucolic

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pastoral (Noun)
A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
pastoral (Noun)
A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a lyrical composition the subject of which is taken from rural life. Moore.
pastoral (Noun)
A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.
pastoral (Noun)
A letter of the of House of Bishops , to be read in each parish.
pastoral (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
pastoral (Adjective)
Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.

pastoral (a.)
Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
pastoral (a.)
Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.
pastoral (n.)
A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.
pastoral (n.)
A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a lyrical composition the subject of which is taken from rural life.
pastoral (n.)
A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.