- pastoral⇄adj. 1. of shepherds or country life.
Ex. a pastoral occupation, a pastoral poem. The pastoral tribes of the mountains graze their sheep on the hillside.
(SYN) rustic, country, bucolic.
2. simple or naturally beautiful like the countr - pastoral⇄adv. pastorally.
- pastoral⇄noun 1a. a play, poem, or novel dealing with shepherds or country life.
b. such works as a type or class.
Ex. There are some things of an established nature in pastoral, which are essential to it, such as a country scene, innocence, simplici - pastoral⇄pastoral, adjective, noun.