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▸ adjective: Relating to rural life and scenes, in particular of poetry.
▸ adjective: Relating to the care of souls, to the pastor of a church or to any local religious leader charged with the service of individual parishioners, i.e. a priest or rabbi.
▸ 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.
▸ noun: (music) 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.
▸ noun: (religion, Christianity) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.
▸ noun: (religion, Christianity) A letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.
Similar:
rustic,
bucolic,
rural,
arcadian,
pastorale,
idyllic,
pleasant,
idyll,
pastural,
neopastoral,
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Opposite:
Types:
pastoral symphony,
pastoral elegy,
pastoral romance,
pastoral comedy,
pastoral poetry,
pastoral drama,
pastoral novel,
pastoral painting,
more...
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Adjectives:
more,
english,
classical,
agricultural,
cold,
dramatic,
traditional,
italian,
american,
conventional,
beautiful
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