Word: pastoralism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
stor
a
li
sm
Definition: The state of being pastoral; relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
Morphemes:
Affix: pastor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pastor
Language: la
Decoded: pastor
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who tends sheep; shepherd.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.