pastorality (0 synonym found)

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Definition of pastorality:

°Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
"He wanders west as far as Memphis, a solitary migrant upon that flat and pastoral landscape. - 1985 McCarthy, Blood Meridian, chapter"
°Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.
°A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
°(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. Moore.

Definition of pastorality:

°Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
"He wanders west as far as Memphis, a solitary migrant upon that flat and pastoral landscape. - 1985 McCarthy, Blood Meridian, chapter"
°Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.
°A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
°(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. Moore.

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