paganism

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Any indigenous polytheistic religion.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals.

Synonyms

heathenism

heresy

polytheism

pagan religion

ethnicism

heathenry

heathendom

mammetry

henotheism

infidelity

pantheism

Translations

paganisme

paganesimo

Heidentum

paganismo

paganismo

heidendom

paganisme

paganlık

وثنية

paganizm

παγανισμός

Häresie

Ketzerei

Paganisme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpeɪɡənɪzm̩/

Etymology

From Latin pāgānismus (“heathenism”), from pāgānus (“peasant, rural, rustic”). The term was used pejoratively by local Orthodox Christian Demonyms to belittle what remained of alternative native ideas and ideals. By surface analysis, pagan + -ism.