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(adjective) of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter" |
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(noun) a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) |
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Related Words: bucolic, eclogue, idyll, literary composition, literary work |
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(noun) a letter from a pastor to the congregation |
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Related Words: letter, missive |
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(satellite adjective) suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; "his idyllic life in Tahiti"; "the pastoral legends of America's Golden Age" |
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Synonyms: idyllic |
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(adjective) relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" |
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Synonyms: bucolic |
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(noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life |
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Synonyms: idyll, pastorale |
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Related Words: composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music |
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(satellite adjective) used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" |
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Synonyms: arcadian, bucolic, rustic |
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