pastoral Definition

pastoral
adj

1a. Relating to the countryside or country life;
1b. Said of a poem, painting, musical work, etc: depicting the countryside or country life, especially expressing nostalgia for an idealized simple rural existence.

Thesaurus: rural, bucolic, rustic, country, simple, idyllic.
2. Relating to a member of the clergy or their work.
3. Relating to a shepherd or their work.
4. Said of land: used for pasture.

noun

1. A pastoral poem or painting.
2. music.
A pastorale.
3a. A letter from a bishop to the clergy and people of the diocese;
3b. A letter from a pastor to the people of their diocese.

Etymology: 15c: from Latin pastor, pastoris shepherd.