Mantuanesque

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adjective

Of or relating to a style of pastoral vision with religious overtones of the Good Shepherd, as opposed to the Arcadian pastoral vision of innocent rural bliss.

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Meanings

adjectiveMantuanesque (comparative more Mantuanesque, superlative most Mantuanesque)

comparative more Mantuanesque · superlative most Mantuanesque

  1. literatureOf or relating to a style of pastoral vision with religious overtones of the Good Shepherd, as opposed to the Arcadian pastoral vision of innocent rural bliss.

Origin

From Mantuan + -esque, in reference to Baptista Mantuanus.

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APA

Mantuanesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mantuanesque

MLA

“Mantuanesque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mantuanesque. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mantuanesque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mantuanesque.

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