paganism
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paganism
- /ˈpeɪɡənɪzm̩/
Where it comes from
From Latin pāgānismus (“heathenism”), from pāgānus (“peasant, rural, rustic”). The term was used pejoratively by local Orthodox Christian Demonyms to belittle what remained of alternative native ideas and ideals. By surface analysis, pagan + -ism.
noun paganisms
- Any indigenous polytheistic religion. Most people in that region practise their own form of paganism.
- Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals. Various neopagan movements have arisen, each advancing its own form of paganism. Some are monotheist.
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noun local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity
| Español | paganismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이교 igyo |
| 日本語 | ペイガニズム peiganizumu, 異教 ikyō |
| 中文 | 異教 /异教 yìjiào |
| Português | paganismo |
| Français | paganisme |
| Deutsch | Heidentum, Paganismus |
| Italiano | paganesimo |
| Ελληνικά | ειδωλολατρία eidololatría, παγανισμός paganismós |
| Română | păgânism, păgânătate |
| Русский | язы́чество jazýčestvo |
| العربية | وَثَنِيَّة waṯaniyya |
| עברית | פָּגָנִיּוּת pagániut |
Talk about this word "paganism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paganism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. paganism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paganism "paganism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paganism.Cite this
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title = {paganism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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