Other Word Forms
- paganist adjective
- paganistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of paganism
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English pāgānysme, from Late Latin pāgānismus, equivalent to Latin pāgān(us) pagan + -ismus -ism
Example Sentences
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According to scholars of Scandinavian studies, many widely held beliefs about Vikings and Old Norse paganism cannot be confirmed through modern scientific methods.
From Science Daily
Lohengrin comes, as well, from a more divine realm to save Elsa from persecution amid conflict and mercurial alliances — between paganism and monotheism, between the Holy Roman Empire and opposing forces.
From New York Times
He led a successful, lightning campaign against the German tribes and on becoming emperor tried to reintroduce paganism.
From BBC
Manifesting sits alongside a smattering of belief systems — astrology, tarot, paganism and their metaphysical cousins — being resurrected by a youthful generation in the name of wellness.
From New York Times
And the church, always the church: straddling feasting and fasting, paganism and piety with its usual panache.
From The Guardian
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