Paganism Definition

noun
Indigenous and polytheistic religions.
Most people in that region practise their own form of paganism.
Wiktionary

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.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Paganism

Noun

Singular:
paganism
Plural:
paganisms

Origin of Paganism

  • 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.

    From Wiktionary

Paganism Sentence Examples

  • The moral superiority of Christianity to paganism was speedily obvious.

  • Many of these tribes have retained their pristine paganism, but many others it is certain have adopted the Mahommedan religion and have been assimilated by the subsequent and stronger wave of Sumatran immigrants.

  • Their conversion from paganism took and Super- place during the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries of our era.

  • During the conflict between Paganism and Christianity when many Christians "testified" to the truth of their convictions by sacrificing their lives, the word assumed its modern technical sense.

  • Indeed, towards paganism, at least, he is perhaps even more than tolerant, preferring on the whole to keep on good terms with pagan divinities.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to paganism using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

PPAPAG

Words Ending With

MSMISM

Unscrambles

paganism

Words Starting With P and Ending With M

Starts With P & Ends With MStarts With PA & Ends With MStarts With P & Ends With SM

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With P8 Letter Words Ending With M