Definition of paganism in English:
paganism
noun ˈpeɪɡ(ə)nɪz(ə)mˈpeɪɡəˌnɪzəm
mass noun1A religion other than one of the main world religions, specifically a non-Christian or pre-Christian religion.
converts from paganism to Christianity
Example sentencesExamples
- As converts, these leaders would be enjoined to enforce their followers to renounce paganism.
- In Athens, paganism took a long time dying.
- Archaeology does not yield reliable information about paganism.
- A brief revival in paganism was introduced by Julian, cousin to Constantius, who was proclaimed Emperor in 360.
- The empire was founded on a shared faith more fundamental than any division between Christianity and paganism.
- The old notion of urban Christianity and rural paganism certainly cannot be sustained.
- These definitions of paganism came from missionaries, not from the pagans themselves.
- There is plenty of archaeological evidence for the persistence of paganism in nominally Christian Britain.
- They built paganism into something comprehensible to their Christian audiences, complete with temples where idols were worshipped under the aegis of powerful priests.
- Orientalism inspired him in his adulthood the way Italian renaissance and Greek paganism inspired him as a youth.
- 1.1 A modern religious movement incorporating beliefs or practices from outside the main world religions, especially nature worship.
modern paganism includes a respect for mother earth
Example sentencesExamples
- Paganism appealed to me because of the freedom to follow my heart.
- They begin to define themselves and their paganism in terms of their personal obsessions, losing sight of the larger picture.
- Newcomers to paganism often feel free to indulge obsessions they've had to hide for years.
- It has been argued that paganism focuses more on the female aspect of deity rather than the male.
- Many of those who come to paganism have felt like outcasts in the larger world.
- I feel that paganism is about choosing your own beliefs and ethics.
- I have heard it said that if you cling to Christianity, then perhaps paganism is not for you.
- It is glorious that paganism faces the reality that we are sexual creatures, without applying a stigma to our earth-based bodies and desires.
- There is an illusion that paganism continues to follow its agricultural roots, where prolific sexual practices meant survival.
- Paganism generally isn't a religion that one is born or forced into, it's a conscious choice.
Definition of paganism in US English:
paganism
nounˈpāɡəˌnizəmˈpeɪɡəˌnɪzəm
1A religion other than one of the main world religions, specifically a non-Christian or pre-Christian religion.
converts from paganism to Christianity
Example sentencesExamples
- A brief revival in paganism was introduced by Julian, cousin to Constantius, who was proclaimed Emperor in 360.
- They built paganism into something comprehensible to their Christian audiences, complete with temples where idols were worshipped under the aegis of powerful priests.
- Orientalism inspired him in his adulthood the way Italian renaissance and Greek paganism inspired him as a youth.
- As converts, these leaders would be enjoined to enforce their followers to renounce paganism.
- There is plenty of archaeological evidence for the persistence of paganism in nominally Christian Britain.
- Archaeology does not yield reliable information about paganism.
- These definitions of paganism came from missionaries, not from the pagans themselves.
- The empire was founded on a shared faith more fundamental than any division between Christianity and paganism.
- The old notion of urban Christianity and rural paganism certainly cannot be sustained.
- In Athens, paganism took a long time dying.
- 1.1 A modern religious movement incorporating beliefs or practices from outside the main world religions, especially nature worship.
modern paganism includes a respect for mother earth
Example sentencesExamples
- It has been argued that paganism focuses more on the female aspect of deity rather than the male.
- Paganism appealed to me because of the freedom to follow my heart.
- Paganism generally isn't a religion that one is born or forced into, it's a conscious choice.
- Newcomers to paganism often feel free to indulge obsessions they've had to hide for years.
- I feel that paganism is about choosing your own beliefs and ethics.
- They begin to define themselves and their paganism in terms of their personal obsessions, losing sight of the larger picture.
- There is an illusion that paganism continues to follow its agricultural roots, where prolific sexual practices meant survival.
- I have heard it said that if you cling to Christianity, then perhaps paganism is not for you.
- It is glorious that paganism faces the reality that we are sexual creatures, without applying a stigma to our earth-based bodies and desires.
- Many of those who come to paganism have felt like outcasts in the larger world.