pastoral

/pæstərəl/ nounadjective
8 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1

A musical composition that evokes rural life.

2

A letter from a pastor to the congregation.

3

A literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds).

ADJECTIVE
1

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

“charming in its pastoral setting”

2

Relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle.

“pastoral seminomadic people”

“pastoral land”

OTHER
1

Of or relating to a pastor.

“pastoral work”

“a pastoral letter”

WORD FORMS
Related formpastor
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
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Pig Latinastoralpay
Starts & ends withP … L
Syllablespas · to · ral
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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