pastoral

nouns

a musical composition that evokes rural life

idyl, idyll, pastoral, pastorale

a letter from a pastor to the congregation

pastoral

is a type of (narrower)

a written message addressed to a person or organization

"mailed an indignant letter to the editor"

a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)

pastoral

is a type of (narrower)

imaginative or creative writing

of or relating to a pastor

"pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter"

pastoral

is derived from

pertains to

relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle

"pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"

bucolic, pastoral

pertains to

(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"

arcadian, bucolic, pastoral