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Pastoral

ˈpɑːst(ə)r(ə)l

Pastoral definitions
adjective
pastoral
  1. (of land) used for the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle

    "scattered pastoral farms"

    • associated with country life

      "the view was pastoral, with rolling fields and grazing sheep"

    • (of a work of art) portraying or evoking country life, typically in a romanticized or idealized form
  2. (in the Christian Church) concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance

    "pastoral and doctrinal issues"

    • relating to or denoting a teacher's responsibility for the general well-being of pupils or students

      "the pastoral care of boarders"

noun
pastoral pastorals
  1. a work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life

    "the story, though a pastoral, has an actual connection with the life of agricultural labour"