Recently converted societies often dealt harshly with signs of a return to paganism.
While paganism is a broad term, most forms pay close attention to the lunar and solar cycles.
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Paganism — • Paganism, in the broadest sense includes all religions other than the true one revealed by God, and, in a narrower sense, all except Christianity, Judaism, and Islam Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Paganism Paganism … Catholic encyclopedia
păgânism — PĂGÂNÍSM s.n. 1. Credinţă religioasă a păgânilor; p. ext. credinţă religioasă a antichităţii greco romane; epocă anterioară apariţiei creştinismului; păgânătate, păgânie. 2. p. anal. Atitudine filozofică, religioasă, artistică asemănătoare cu cea … Dicționar Român
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pagânism — PAGÂNÍSM s. (bis.) (înv.) păgânătate, păgânie. (Din vremea pagânismului.) Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime … Dicționar Român
paganism — (n.) early 15c., from L. paganismus, from paganus (see PAGAN (Cf. pagan)) … Etymology dictionary
Paganism — Pagan redirect here. For other usages, see Pagan (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
paganism — The term (with its synonym heathenism ) for any religion where several gods and goddesses are worshipped; its relationship to folklore has long been debated, and is central to most *origin theories. In England, the first people to discuss… … A Dictionary of English folklore
paganism — [[t]pe͟ɪgənɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Paganism is pagan beliefs and activities. The country swayed precariously between Christianity and paganism … English dictionary
paganism — pagan ► NOUN ▪ a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to pagans or their beliefs. DERIVATIVES paganism noun. ORIGIN Latin paganus rustic , later civilian (i.e. a person who was not… … English terms dictionary
Paganism (contemporary religious movements) — For other uses, see Neo Pagan (disambiguation). A Rodnover ritual in modern Russia. Rodnovery is a Pagan religion that attempts to recreate forms of pre Christian Russian religion. Paganism, which is also referred to as contemporary Paganism, Neo … Wikipedia
