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pa·gan·ism

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–noun

1.	pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.

2.	the beliefs or practices of pagans.

3.	the state of being a pagan.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME pāgānysme < LL pāgānismus, equiv. to L pāgān(us) pagan + -ismus -ism

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—Related forms

pa·gan·ist, adjective, noun

pa·gan·is·tic, adjective

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n.

One who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew, especially an adherent of a polytheistic religion in antiquity.
A Neo-Pagan.
Offensive
1. One who has no religion.
2. A non-Christian.
A hedonist.

[Middle English, from Late Latin pāgānus, from Latin, country-dweller, civilian, from pāgus, country, rural district; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

pa'gan adj., pa'gan·dom (-dəm) n., pa'gan·ish adj., pa'gan·ism n.

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paganism
noun
any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism

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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 pagans; heathenism.

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