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paganism.

Any indigenous polytheistic religion.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpeɪɡənɪzm̩/
  1. Any indigenous polytheistic religion.

    countable · uncountable
    Most people in that region practise their own form of paganism.
  2. Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals.

    countable · uncountable
    Various neopagan movements have arisen, each advancing its own form of paganism. Some are monotheist.
Where this word comes from

From Latin pāgānismus (“heathenism”), from pāgānus (“peasant, rural, rustic”). The term was used pejoratively by local Orthodox Christian Demonyms to belittle what remained of alternative native ideas and ideals. By surface analysis, pagan + -ism.

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