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neo-paganism

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ne⋅o⋅pa⋅gan⋅ism

[nee-oh-pey-guh-niz-uhm]
–noun
a 20th-century revival of interest in the worship of nature, fertility, etc., as represented by various deities.
Also, Ne⋅o-Pa⋅gan⋅ism.


Origin:
1875–80; neo- + paganism


ne⋅o⋅pa⋅gan, noun, adjective
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Ne·o-Pa·gan·ism   (nē'ō-pā'gə-nĭz'əm)
n.  Any of various religious movements arising chiefly in the United Kingdom and the United States in the late 20th century that combine worship of pagan nature deities, particularly of the earth, with benign witchcraft.
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