paganism

paganism
Synonyms and related words:
Druidism, Gothicism, Parsiism, Sabaism, Zoroastrianism, age of ignorance, allotheism, animal worship, animatism, animism, barbarism, benightedness, benightment, dark, dark age, darkness, demonism, demonolatry, devil worship, fetishism, fire worship, heathendom, heathenism, heathenry, hero worship, iconoduly, iconolatry, idol worship, idolatrousness, idolatry, idolism, idolodulia, idolomancy, image worship, pagandom, paganry, phallic worship, phallicism, pyrolatry, savagery, snake worship, star worship, sun worship, tree worship, unenlightenment

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Paganism — • Paganism, in the broadest sense includes all religions other than the true one revealed by God, and, in a narrower sense, all except Christianity, Judaism, and Islam Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Paganism     Paganism …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • păgânism — PĂGÂNÍSM s.n. 1. Credinţă religioasă a păgânilor; p. ext. credinţă religioasă a antichităţii greco romane; epocă anterioară apariţiei creştinismului; păgânătate, păgânie. 2. p. anal. Atitudine filozofică, religioasă, artistică asemănătoare cu cea …   Dicționar Român

  • Paganism — Pa gan*ism ( [i^]z m), n. [L. paganismus: cf. F. paganisme. See {Pagan}, and cf. {Painim}.] The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious opinions and worship maintained by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pagânism — PAGÂNÍSM s. (bis.) (înv.) păgânătate, păgânie. (Din vremea pagânismului.) Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime …   Dicționar Român

  • paganism — (n.) early 15c., from L. paganismus, from paganus (see PAGAN (Cf. pagan)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Paganism — Pagan redirect here. For other usages, see Pagan (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • paganism —    The term (with its synonym heathenism ) for any religion where several gods and goddesses are worshipped; its relationship to folklore has long been debated, and is central to most *origin theories.    In England, the first people to discuss… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • paganism — noun a) Local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity. Recently converted societies often dealt harshly with signs of a return to paganism. b) A class of religions often associated with nature rituals. While paganism is a… …   Wiktionary

  • paganism — [[t]pe͟ɪgənɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Paganism is pagan beliefs and activities. The country swayed precariously between Christianity and paganism …   English dictionary

  • paganism — pagan ► NOUN ▪ a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to pagans or their beliefs. DERIVATIVES paganism noun. ORIGIN Latin paganus rustic , later civilian (i.e. a person who was not… …   English terms dictionary

  • Paganism (contemporary religious movements) — For other uses, see Neo Pagan (disambiguation). A Rodnover ritual in modern Russia. Rodnovery is a Pagan religion that attempts to recreate forms of pre Christian Russian religion. Paganism, which is also referred to as contemporary Paganism, Neo …   Wikipedia

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