noun · countable / uncountable · rare

paganism

pa·gan·ism

paganism · paganisms

язичництво

язычество

Heidentum, Paganismus

Any indigenous polytheistic religionAny indigenous polytheistic religion.

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/ˈpeɪɡənɪzm̩/

» Scholars believe that Judaism evolved out of Canaanite paganism.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)Any indigenous polytheistic religion.
Most people in that region practise their own form of paganism.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Heidentum, Paganismus
язы́чествоjazýčestvo
язи́чництвоjazýčnyctvo

More definitions

any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism

Examples

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Scholars believe that Judaism evolved out of Canaanite paganism.
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Halloween is vaguely Christian, although its roots are in Celtic paganism.
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Paganism is closer to nature than Christianity.
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Translations

9 languages

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By meaning 1

local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity:

Русский

By meaning 1

local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity:

Origin

From Latin pāgānismus (“heathenism”), from pāgānus (“peasant, rural, rustic”). The term wa

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.

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