paganism

[ pey-guh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˈpeɪ gəˌnɪz əm /
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noun

pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
the beliefs or practices of pagans.
the state of being a pagan.

Origin of paganism

1400–50; late Middle English pāgānysme < Late Latin pāgānismus, equivalent to Latin pāgān(us) pagan + -ismus -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM paganism

pa·gan·ist, adjective, noun pa·gan·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby paganism

pag, pagad, pagan, pagandom, paganini, paganism, paganize, page, page description language, page printer, page proof

Words related to paganist

atheist, agnostic, doubter, unbeliever, infidel, heretic, skeptic, iconoclast, heathen, freethinker, polytheist, scoffer, idolater, pantheist