pas´tor|al|ly

pas´tor|al|ly
pas|tor|al «PAS tuhr uhl, PAHS-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of shepherds or country life: »

a pastoral occupation, a pastoral poem. The pastoral tribes of the mountains graze their sheep on the hillside.

 SYNONYM(S): rustic, country, bucolic. See syn. under rural. (Cf. ↑rural)
2. simple or naturally beautiful like the country: »

a pastoral landscape.

3. of a pastor, his office, or his duties: »

a pastoral visit.

–n.
1. a) a play, poem, or novel dealing with shepherds or country life. b) such works as a type or class: »

There are some things of an established nature in pastoral, which are essential to it, such as a country scene, innocence, simplicity (Sir Richard Steele).

2. a picture or scene depicting shepherds or country life.
3. = pastoral letter.
4. = crosier (def. 1). (Cf. ↑crosier)
5. = pastorale. (Cf. ↑pastorale)
╂[< Latin pāstōrālis < pāstor; see etym. under pastor (Cf. ↑pastor)]
–pas´tor|al|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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