Paganism
['pegən,ɪzəm]
Definition
(noun.) any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism.
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Definition
(n.) 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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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Heathenism.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Heathenism, polytheism, pantheism, ditheism, tritheism, dualism, heathendom
ANT:Christianity, Christendom
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Examples
- For the time paganism was revived in their hearts, the pride of life was all in all, and they adored none other than themselves. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Their only religion so far had been Shamanism, a primitive paganism. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He could see in me nothing Christian: like many other Protestants, I revelled in the pride and self-will of paganism. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- But we are all in the dark, you with your Christianity, I with my paganism. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He made a collection of old German songs and tales, but these were destroyed by his successor Louis the Pious on account of their paganism. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But the paganism of these more primitive Arabs was already being assailed from several directions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He saw the pilgrimage crowds, and noted the threads of insincerity and superstition in the paganism of the town. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The issue between Christianity and paganism vanished presently from the struggle. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And they never repent--they never forsake their paganism. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Anything rather than have that child brought up in such practical paganism. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
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