pastoral - Meaning in Malayalam

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pastoral - Meaning in Malayalam

pastoral Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of pastoral in English

pastoral adjective

1. (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic

   Synonyms

   arcadian, arcadian, bucolic

   Examples

   • "a country life of arcadian contentment"
   • "a pleasant bucolic scene"
   • "charming in its pastoral setting"
   • "rustic tranquility"
2. of or relating to a pastor

   Examples

   • "a pastoral letter"
   • "pastoral work"
3. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle

   Synonyms

   bucolic

   Examples

   • "a pastoral economy"
   • "pastoral land"
   • "pastoral seminomadic people"

pastoral noun

1. a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
2. a letter from a pastor to the congregation
3. a musical composition that evokes rural life

   Synonyms

   idyl, idyll, pastorale

Synonyms of pastoral

• idyl, idyll, pastorale
• arcadian, bucolic
• bucolic

Description

The pastoral genre of literature, art, or music depicts an idealised form of the shepherd's lifestyle – herding livestock around open areas of land according to the seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture. The target audience is typically an urban one. A pastoral is a work of this genre. A piece of music in the genre is usually referred to as a pastorale.

Also see "Pastoral" on Wikipedia

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