paganism

[ pey-guh-niz-uhm ]

/ ˈpeɪ gəˌnɪz əm /

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pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.

the beliefs or practices of pagans.

the state of being a pagan.

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Origin of paganism

1400–50; late Middle English pāgānysme<Late Latin pāgānismus, equivalent to Latin pāgān(us)pagan + -ismus-ism

OTHER WORDS FROM paganism

pa·gan·ist, adjective, nounpa·gan·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby paganism

PAF, PAGAD, pagan, pagandom, Paganini, paganism, paganize, page, pageant, pageantry, pageboy

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There are so many branches of Paganism and there are also different ways to practice these faiths.
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Cromwell actually did declare a War on Christmas, which he deemed to be sensuous paganism.
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The people here retained the same paganism and barbarity, only they were not so dangerous, being conquered by the Muscovites.
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They were condemned on confessions of Islamism and paganism, extorted by the rack, and afterwards retracted.
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Under a Philippine hierarchy there would be a danger of the natives reverting to paganism and fetichism.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The superstitious tyrant Maximin endeavoured to revive the dying paganism, and to renew the persecution.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The kingdom of heaven cometh not with observation, and paganism seemed entirely unconscious of its impending doom.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow

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