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pastoral — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bucolic adj Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
  • pastoral adj Relating to shepherds, farming, or peaceful rural life.

Senses

pastoral is used for these senses in English:

  • bucolic Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.

bucolic — full definition

  1. adj Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
  2. adj Relating to the pleasant aspects of rustic country life.
  3. adj Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.

pastoral — full definition

  1. adj Relating to shepherds, farming, or peaceful rural life.
  2. adj Relating to a pastor's spiritual guidance of a congregation.
  3. noun A poem or piece of music depicting idealised rural life.

Related French words