pastoral

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Showing or describing peaceful, idealized country life.

   The painting captured a pastoral scene of sheep grazing in green fields.

2. 2
   adj

   Relating to the care and spiritual guidance a priest or minister gives to people.

   The new minister took his pastoral duties very seriously.

3. 3
   noun

   A poem or work of art that idealizes the simple life of the countryside.

   The poet was famous for his pastorals about shepherds and meadows.

From Middle French, Old French pastoral, from Latin pāstōrālis, from pāstor (“shepherd”), + adjective suffix -ālis.

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