pastoral – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
pastoral
adj.
tranquil, peaceful; idyllic, rustic, simple; pertaining to shepherds
n.
poetry detailing the life of a shepherd
Pastoral
A
pastoral lifestyle (see
pastoralism) is that of shepherds
herding livestock around open areas of
land according to
seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture. It lends its name to a
genre of literature, art and music that depicts such life in an idealized manner, typically for
urban audiences. A
pastoral is a work of this
genre, also known as
bucolic, from the
Greek , from , meaning a
cowherd.
pastoral
Noun
1. a musical composition that evokes rural life
(synonym) pastorale, idyll
(hypernym) musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
2. a letter from a pastor to the congregation
(hypernym) letter, missive
3. a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
(hypernym) literary composition, literary work
(hyponym) eclogue, bucolic, idyll
Adjective
1. of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter"
(pertainym) curate, minister, parson, pastor, rector
2. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
(synonym) bucolic
(pertainym) sheepherder, shepherd, sheepman
3. used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
(synonym) arcadian, bucolic, rustic
(similar) rural
4. suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; "his idyllic life in Tahiti"; "the pastoral legends of America's Golden Age"
(synonym) idyllic
(similar) pleasant
pastoral
adv.
pastorally, peacefully, simply, calmly, idyllically
adj.
pastoral, tranquil, peaceful, idyllic, rustic, simple
pastoral
adj.
pastoral, bucolic
