pastoralism

[ pas-ter-uh-liz-uhm, pah-ster- ]

noun

1. the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pastoralism¹

First recorded in 1850–55; pastoral + -ism

Example Sentences

To find out what propelled the villagers to adopt those successful practices, the team sent a local pastoralism and rangeland consultant, Mohamed Jama Hussein, to sleuth around.

From Science News

The character of Angelica, however, and stray touches of pastoralism in the last play, hint at an impending change.

From Project Gutenberg

George Peele has left behind him a name associated with sweetness of versification and graceful pastoralism.

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In France the interest of pastoralism, from our present point of view, is summed up in the work of one man--Clément Marot.

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It is presumably at this point that Randolph's Amyntas should appear in a chronological survey of English pastoralism.

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A study which I have found very useful both in relation to Spanish and French pastoralism.

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