pastoral
Cross references:
1. rural
1. pas.to.ral \'pas-t(*-)r*l\ \-t(*-)r*-le-\ aj 1a1: of, relating to, or
composed of shepherds or herdsmen 1a2: devoted to or based on livestock
raising 1b: RURAL 1c: portraying or expressive of the life of shepherds
or country people es p. in an idealized and conventionalized manner {~
poetry} 1d: INNOCENT, IDYLLIC 2a: of or relating to spiritual care or
guidance esp. of a congregation 2b: of or relating to the pastor of a
church - pas.to.ral.ly av
2. pastoral \'pas-t(*-)r*l, 2d is often .pas-t*-'ra:l, -'ral\ n 1: a letter
of a pastor to his charge : as 1a: a letter addressed by a bishop to his
diocese 1b: a letter of the house of bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
Church to be read in each parish 2a: a literary work dealing with
shepherds or rural life in a usu. artifici al manner and typically drawing
a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the
misery and corruption of city and esp. court life 2b: pastoral poetry or
drama 2c: a rural picture or scene 2d: PASTORALE 3: CROSIER