Antonyms for pastoral
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pas-ter-uhl, pah-ster- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæs tər əl, ˈpɑ stər- |
Definition of pastoral
Origin :- "of or pertaining to shepherds," early 15c., from Old French pastoral (13c.), from Latin pastoralis "of herdsmen, of shepherds," from pastor (see pastor (n.)). The noun sense of "poem dealing with country life generally" is from 1580s.
- adj peaceful, especially referring to the countryside
- The pastoral interest is the pioneer interest of a new colony.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- It was a scene of quiet, pastoral beauty that now met our eyes.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- How sweet and pastoral are these cool resting-places in the heart of the Vosges!
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- And you content to live here, too, leading this simple, pastoral life!
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Persons of our rank do not marry like the Corydon and Phyllis of a pastoral.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The Celts were a pastoral people; and their flocks grazed on the downs and hillsides.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- Quite a pastoral scene, with a background of river and windmill!
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- How do you like the simplicity and tenderness of this pastoral?
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- Virgins, I am not weary of the simplicity of the pastoral life.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- I will give one more extract from Bunyan's pastoral addresses.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
Synonyms for pastoral
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