"paganism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpeɪɡənɪzm̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-paganism.wav Forms: paganisms [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pāgānismus|t=heathenism}} Latin pāgānismus (“heathenism”), {{surf|en|pagan|-ism}} By surface analysis, pagan + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paganism (countable and uncountable, plural paganisms)
  1. Any indigenous polytheistic religion. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Paganism
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  2. Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals. Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms (religions): religion
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Related terms: pagan, neo-paganism, Christianity, heathen, heathendom, heathenism, gentile Translations (local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity): idhujtari [feminine] (Albanian), εἰδωλολατρία (eidōlolatría) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), وَثَنِيَّة (waṯaniyya) [feminine] (Arabic), հեթանոսություն (hetʻanosutʻyun) (Armenian), bütpərəstlik (Azerbaijani), мәжүсилек (məjüsilek) (Bashkir), язы́чніцтва (jazýčnictva) [neuter] (Belarusian), paganiezh [feminine] (Breton), ези́чество (ezíčestvo) [masculine] (Bulgarian), пога́нство (pohánstvo) [neuter] (Carpathian Rusyn), paganisme [masculine] (Catalan), 異教 /异教 (ji⁶ gaau³) (Chinese Cantonese), 異教 /异教 (yìjiào) (Chinese Mandarin), paganieth [feminine] (Cornish), pohanství [neuter] (Czech), hedenskab [neuter] (Danish), heidendom [neuter] (Dutch), paganisme [neuter] (Dutch), paganismo (Esperanto), pakanuus (Finnish), paganisme [masculine] (French), paganismo [masculine] (Galician), წარმართობა (c̣armartoba) (Georgian), Heidentum [neuter] (German), Paganismus [masculine] (German), ειδωλολατρία (eidololatría) [feminine] (Greek), παγανισμός (paganismós) [masculine] (Greek), פָּגָנִיּוּת (pagániut) [feminine] (Hebrew), pogányság (Hungarian), heiðni [feminine] (Icelandic), págántacht [feminine] (Irish), paganesimo [masculine] (Italian), ペイガニズム (peiganizumu) (Japanese), 異教 (ikyō) (alt: いきょう) (Japanese), 이교 (igyo) (alt: 異敎) (Korean), pagānisms [masculine] (Latvian), pagonybė [feminine] (Lithuanian), pogaństwo [neuter] (Polish), paganismo [masculine] (Portuguese), păgânism (Romanian), păgânătate (Romanian), язы́чество (jazýčestvo) [neuter] (Russian), paguonībė [feminine] (Samogitian), paganismo [masculine] (Spanish), hedendom [common-gender] (Swedish), мәҗүсилек (mäcüsilek) (Tatar), paganlık (Turkish), paganizm (Turkish), язи́чництво (jazýčnyctvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), پاگانیت (pāgāniyat) [masculine] (Urdu), paganizm (Uzbek), paganiaeth [feminine] (Welsh)

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      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "págántacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paganesimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "peiganizumu",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "word": "ペイガニズム"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いきょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ikyō",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "word": "異教"
    },
    {
      "alt": "異敎",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "igyo",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "word": "이교"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pagānisms"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pagonybė"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pogaństwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paganismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "word": "păgânism"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "word": "păgânătate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jazýčestvo",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "язы́чество"
    },
    {
      "code": "sgs",
      "lang": "Samogitian",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paguonībė"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paganismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "hedendom"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "mäcüsilek",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "word": "мәҗүсилек"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "word": "paganlık"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "word": "paganizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "jazýčnyctvo",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "язи́чництво"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "pāgāniyat",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "پاگانیت"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "word": "paganizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paganiaeth"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "paganism"
  ],
  "word": "paganism"
}

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