Both Uses of
pastoral
in
Carrie, by Stephen King
- Unlike the crotchety old farmer with a heart of gold that is one of the staples of pastoral literature, old man Henty was as mean as cat dirt.†
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- But this New England pastoral lies on the rim of a blackened and shattered hub, and many of the neat houses have FOR SALE signs on their front lawns.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(pastoral as in: a pastoral scene) relating to the countryside -- especially idealizing charmingly simple and serene country life
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Of the other senses of "pastoral", the most common are related to a pastor (minister or priest). See a comprehensive dictionary for other senses of the word.