pastoralization

noun

pas·​to·​ral·​iza·​tion

variants also British pastoralisation

ˌpastərələ̇ˈzāshən

plural -s

: the act or process of making pastoral

specifically : the conversion of an industrial country into a pastoral one

carrying industrial disarmament to the point of pastoralization

—A. O. Wolfers

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