Odinist

[oh-di-nist]

noun

1. a follower of the polytheistic ancient Norse religion, in which Odin was the highest god, or of a modern revival or reconstruction of that religion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Odinist¹

Odin ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

Two Odinist groups in Indiana were investigated for their involvement in the teen girls’ deaths, but police eventually ruled them out as suspects.

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The younger Burnside said he joined the NSM four years ago but has long harbored anti-Semitic views and is a practicing Odinist — the pagan religion Odinism is popular among some neo-Nazis.

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The guy who probably had the most influence on the domestic lone-wolf terrorist concept is Louis Beam, an influential Christian Identity figure and also in the Odinist camp.

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Kyle Rogers, their webmaster, is an Odinist or he appears to be that way.

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Unfortunately, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, a couple of important Christian Identity ministers — especially a guy named James Warner — became heavily influential in the Odinist movement.

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