Home › Words › S › shepherdismshepherdismshepherdism means pastoral life or occupation.EtymologyFrom shepherd + -ism.nounPastoral life or occupationThe keeping and tending of sheep.nameThe theology of Norman Shepherd.The theologically-based approach towards the environment propounded by Stephen M. Vantassel.e.g.“Shepherdism accepts the reality of human power but seeks to integrate that power into a comprehensive view of human-nature relations.” — 2009, Stephen M. Vantassel, Dominion over Wildlife?, page 178:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.shepherding 78% match — The herding of sheep. vs shepherdism →shepherdless 68% match — Lacking a shepherd. vs shepherdism →sheepmaster 66% match — Shepherd. vs shepherdism →pastoral 65% match — Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock. vs shepherdism →agropastoral 63% match — based upon agriculture and the rearing of sheep vs shepherdism →pastoralist 61% match — Having features common to pastoralism. vs shepherdism →pastorally 60% match — In a pastoral manner vs shepherdism →unshepherdlike 59% match — Not shepherdlike. vs shepherdism →