1. a way of life based on raising and herding livestock such as cattle, sheep, or goats
2. the idealization of rural life and simple country living in literature and art
Usage: literary

Examples

• Many communities in East Africa still practice pastoralism as their primary means of survival.
• The drought forced pastoral families to move their herds to new grazing areas.
• Pastoralism has been a traditional lifestyle in the Sahel region for centuries.
• The conflict arose between farmers and pastoralists over land use rights.
• Romantic poetry often embraced pastoralism as an escape from industrial society.
• The novel’s pastoralism painted an idealized picture of shepherd life.