PASTORAL

(noun) a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
Milton's Lycidas is a very famous pastoral. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a letter from a pastor to the congregation
The pastoral from the bishop outlined the important issues to be discussed in the next gathering. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life
synonyms : idyl , idyll , pastorale
It was brilliantly executed pastoral. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) of or relating to a pastor
"pastoral work", "a pastoral letter"
A significant part of his pastoral work involved visiting the poor, sick and the elderly. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
"pastoral seminomadic people", "pastoral land", "a pastoral economy"
synonyms : bucolic
The country was mainly a pastoral economy. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
"a country life of arcadian contentment", "a pleasant bucolic scene", "charming in its pastoral setting", "rustic tranquility"
synonyms : arcadian , bucolic
He lived a quiet and pastoral life in the valley. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for pastoral

(Tag: ) past(history)+oral---We believe that in the past people were of rural kind and we only study them orally in books..
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(Tag: ) PASTURE+ALL - Pastures are found in rural areas!
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(Tag: ) pastoral = past + oral; At past oral exam has been taken by school teachers at villages.
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