Definition of paganism Paganism

/pejˈgʌnɪˌzʌm/ - [peygunizum] - pa•gan•ism

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What does paganism mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: paganisms
paganism - any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism
		pagan religion, heathenism
		religious belief, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

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Wiktionary

paganism (Noun)
Indigenous and polytheistic religions.
paganism (Noun)
A class of religions often associated with nature rituals.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

paganism (n.)
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 pagans; heathenism.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

paganism
Religion of the heathens.

Wikipedia

Paganism is a term that covers a great number of spiritual and religious beliefs, and someone who follows one of these beliefs is known as a Pagan. Those in ancient times, who are called "Pagans" today, believed there was not just one God (see Monotheism), but a number of gods and goddesses whose statues they prayed to, for example, the ancient Greeks, Romans, etc. (see Polytheism or Pantheism).

Today, some people call themselves Pagans (see Neopaganism) and believe that everything around them is holy or sacred because is all part of a god or goddess (or represents a number of gods and goddesses). For example, they believe that a stone or a tree is "part" of a god and/or a goddess, and so is sacred, but Neo-Pagans do not actually worship the stone or the tree itself. Most Neo-Pagans not only believe the Earth is a living being, but also that she represents "the goddess".

In the Roman Empire, people from the countryside were called "paganus" from the Latin word for 'boundary stone' or "country dweller." The soldiers, who were usually from another area, would use the word "paganus" to mean anyone local who was not a soldier. Soldiers would later also use it as an insult for each other, to mean a sloppy soldier. When Romans started to become Christian, they called themselves "soldiers" because they were disciplined, and so they also came to use the word 'pagan', to refer to non-Christians.

The word "pagan" (without a capital P) is often used to describe anyone who is not of the