paganism

[ pey-guh-niz-uhm ]
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noun
  1. pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.

  2. the beliefs or practices of pagans.

  1. the state of being a pagan.

Origin of paganism

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English pāgānysme, from Late Latin pāgānismus, equivalent to Latin pāgān(us) pagan + -ismus -ism

Other words from paganism

  • pa·gan·ist, adjective, noun
  • pa·gan·is·tic, adjective

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How to use paganism in a sentence

  • And, though very ignorant and superstitious, the result of his paganistic worship, vice and immorality was to him almost unknown.