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Paganism definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PA'GANISM, n. Heathenism; the worship of false gods, or the system of religious opinions and worship maintained by pagans.
Men instructed from their infancy in the principles and duties of christianity, never sink to the degradation of paganism.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism [syn: paganism, pagan religion, heathenism]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. a. pagan beliefs or practices b. a pagan religion 2. the quality or state of being a pagan

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 pagans; heathenism.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Paganism is pagan beliefs and activities. The country swayed precariously between Christianity and paganism.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Heathenism.

Moby Thesaurus

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