pastoralism

[ pas-ter-uh-liz-uh m, pah-ster- ]
/ ˈpæs tər əˌlɪz əm, ˈpɑ stər- /

noun

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

Origin of pastoralism

First recorded in 1850–55; pastoral + -ism

Words nearby pastoralism

pastoral letter, pastoral prayer, pastoral symphony, the, pastoral theology, pastorale, pastoralism, pastoralist, pastoralize, pastorate, pastorium, pastorship

Example sentences from the Web for pastoralism

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

    Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama |Walter W. Greg

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

    The Growth of English Drama |Arnold Wynne

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

    Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama |Walter W. Greg

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

    Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama |Walter W. Greg