3. (adj)pastoral a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
4. (adj)pastoral of or relating to a pastor "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter"
5. (adj)bucolic, pastoral relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
6. (adj)arcadian, bucolic, pastoral (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"
Definition of 'Pastoral'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)Pastoral of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life
2. (adj)Pastoral relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter
3. (noun)Pastoral a poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic
4. (noun)Pastoral 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
5. (noun)Pastoral a letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish