paganism
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Etymology [edit]
From Latin paganismus (“heathenism”), from paganus (“peasant, rural, rustic”). The term was used pejoratively by early Muslims and Christians to belittle what remained of the native religions.
Noun [edit]
paganism (countable and uncountable; plural paganisms)
- Indigenous and polytheistic religions.
- Most people in that region practise their own form of paganism.
- A class of religions often associated with nature rituals.
- While paganism is a broad term, most forms pay close attention to the lunar and solar cycles.
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Translations [edit]
local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity
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