pastoral

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a musical composition that evokes rural life
• Syn:
pastorale, idyll, idyl
• Hypernyms:
musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
2. a letter from a pastor to the congregation
• Hypernyms:
letter, missive
3. a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
• Hypernyms:
literary composition, literary work
• Hyponyms:
eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idyl

II - adjective

1. of or relating to a pastor (Freq. 1)
- pastoral work
- a pastoral letter
• Pertains to noun:
pastor
• Derivationally related forms:
pastor
2. (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
- a country life of arcadian contentment
- a pleasant bucolic scene
- charming in its pastoral setting
- rustic tranquility
• Syn:
arcadian, bucolic
• Similar to:
rural
• Derivationally related forms:
Arcadian (for: arcadian)
3. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
- pastoral seminomadic people
- pastoral land
- a pastoral economy
• Syn:
bucolic
• Pertains to noun:
shepherd, shepherd (for: bucolic)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  arcadian, bucolic, pastorale, idyll, idyl